1958.1530 Flower brick
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Flower container (Flower brick)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Lambeth, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1740-1750

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

  • Techniques:

    Slab-constructed, Pierced, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1958.1530


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1958.1530

Object Name

Flower container (Flower brick)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Lambeth, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1740-1750

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside, within footrim; Rectangular, buff-colored label with two sections surrounded by blue borders and "416/British[?] Delft / #[?]" handwritten in pencil

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Slab-constructed, Pierced, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

3.602 (H) , 6.142 (L) , 2.638 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

9.15 (H) , 15.6 (L) , 6.7 (W)

Object Description

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Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Austin, John C. 2006 J. Palin Thorley (1892-1987), Potter and Designer: Part 2, Williamsburg. Ceramics in America. 178-216.
Modern pseudo delftware and pseudo creamware flower bricks by Palin Thorley (Williamsburg, VA): pp. 190-91, figs. 34-36, from 1955-70.