Object Number 1965.2421

Object Name

Flower container or monteith

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Lambeth, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1684-1690

Subjects

Chinoiserie

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Slab-constructed, Molded, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

6 (H) , 17.1 (L) , 10.3 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

15.2 (H) , 43.5 (L) , 26.2 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Paston-Williams, Sara. The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking and Eating.
• Period references to monteiths: p. 191 (see Notes, this record).
[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Examples of bleu persan (bleu de Nevers) pieces are illustrated in nos. D108, D109, D278, and D279.
[Article] McNab, Jessie. 08//1962 Monteiths: English, American, Continental. Antiques. 156-160.
• General discussion of monteiths in broad range of materials