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Flower container (Flower brick)
1760-1770
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1896
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1896
Object Name
Flower container (Flower brick)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1770
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Slab-constructed
- Pierced
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.425 (H) x 2.736 (W) x 6.358 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.7 (H) x 6.95 (W) x 16.15 (L)
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.