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On Display: House - Cecil Bedroom
Warmer (Food warmer or veilleuse)
1750-1775
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1953.0177.002 A- C
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1953.0177.002 A- C
Object Name
Warmer (Food warmer or veilleuse)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750-1775
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Cover, underside (once); Body, underside (once)
Inscription: Handwritten in underglaze blue "43"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Medical
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
10.63 (H) x 5.472 (W) x 6.594 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
27 (H) x 13.9 (W) x 16.75 (L)
Measurement Notes
Length was measured from handle to handle.
Width was measured from nose to nose on masks.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Griffin, John D. 2005 The Leeds Pottery: 1770- 1778. 2.
• Drawings of creamware food warmer, one showing heat insider : p. 386, no. 547, in Original Drawing Book, no. 1, inscribed nearby "8 Jany. 98." (See also p. 450, no. 654, p. 463, no. 689.)