Object Number 1958.1531

Object Name

Flower container (Vase)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1720-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside, within footrim; Rectangular, off-white paper label with a blue border and "[?] D7/Bristol" handwritten in pencil

Subjects

Archaeological evidence for similar (America)

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

11.102 (H) , 7.52 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

28.2 (H) , 19.1 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Britton, Frank. 1982 English Delftware in the Bristol Collection.
• Similar jar and decoration (the latter seemingly by a different hand): p. 307, no. 19.57, Bristol or Wincanton, c. 1750.
[Book] Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Excavated blue and white plate with rings of mimosa pattern bands: p. 239 (bottom), from Tayloe House, Anthony Hay House, and Hay's Cabinetmaking Shop sites.