Object Number 1994.0077.002

Object Name

Flower container or spill vase (Vase or spill vase)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. Charles G. Dorman

Creator (Role)

Tucker factory (Maker)
1825-1838

Place of Origin

Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1828-1838

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; Painted in black handwriting "R.1."
2. Label; Underside; Small cream-colored paper tag with black-ink typed ink "Anonymous/ 2-56"
3. Label; Underside; Cream-colored rectangular paper tag with black ink handwriting "140/3pcs/PMA/500:02"
4. Label; Underside; Cream-colored small tag with "PMA/ Sweet/ 56" handwritten in black ink.

Subjects

Sporting pictures; Sports; Hunting

Materials

Porcelain (hard-paste); Lime (alkaline) glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Painted, Gilded

Dimensions (inches)

5.945 (H) , 5.945 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.1 (H) , 15.1 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

ODiam at rim.

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Catalogue] Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1957 Tucker China 1825-1838.
• General information on Tucker
[Book] Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• General information on Tucker: pp.14-21.; Pattern for form in fig. 9, p.16.
[Manuscript] Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library. Tucker Pattern Books, 2 vols.
• Depicts patterns for Tucker forms and decoration.
[Book] Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Waisted vase with spills in painting: p. 51, shown on chimney mantle. Oil by John Carlin, 1869.
[Book] Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Waisted vase with flowers in painting: p. 74, pair shown on chimney mantle. Oil by unknown artist, MA, c. 1800.