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Bottle or jug (Wine bottle)
1645
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Southwark (London); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.0681
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0681
Object Name
Bottle or jug (Wine bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Probably Southwark (London); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1645
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Body, exterior, opposite handle
Inscription: Painted in underglaze blue "SACK/ 1645" over paraph (flourish).
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handpainted in yellow paint or grease pencil "ST3"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pulled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
6.2992 (H) x 4.4094 (W) x 4.1 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16 (H) x 11.2 (W) x 10.4 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter was measured at widest point. Width includes handle.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Eversmann, Pauline. 2001 The Winterthur Guide to Recognizing Styles: American Decorative Arts from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
• Published: p. 23, fig. 15Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• English delftware bottles of roughly the same form from 1628-1719: vol. 2, nos. D218-D229. See D227 for small 1660 "SACK" bottle.Book: Paston-Williams, Sara. The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking and Eating.
• 1789 reference to 1646 example: p. 243 (see Notes for quote.)Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Dated delftware bottles of same general form: vol. 2, pp. 244-54Book: Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
• Dated bottles of this general from from 1621 to 1719: nos. 1249-1502