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Bottle or jug (Wine bottle)
Pickleherring Factory, Christian Wilhelm
1644
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Pickleherring Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
London (Southwark); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1964.0684
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1964.0684
Object Name
Bottle or jug (Wine bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Pickleherring Factory (Possible maker); Christian Wilhelm (Factory manager/owner)
Place of Origin
London (Southwark); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1644
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Under handle
Inscription: 1644
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Truncated circular sticker has black ink script "Lambeth/1644/3554"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pulled
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.67 (H) x 4.8 (W) x 4.8 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
14.4 (H) x 12.2 (W) x 12.1 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Width includes handle.
Diameter is at widest point.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Fennimore, Donald L., et al. 1994 Eye for Excellence: Masterworks from Winterthur.
• Published: p. 54Book: Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
• Published: p. 314, no. 1284; no. 1285 (Victoria & Albert Museum) is somewhat similar in design.Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Mentioned in context of related bottles: vol. 2, no. D298Book: Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Undated delft puzzle jug with very similar decoration: vol. 2, no. D298, Southwark, London, c. 1644. (Sold at Christie's NYC, 1/24/2011, lot 57)Electronic: Grigsby, Leslie B. The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware. University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries 08/11/2023 https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A4HFDOFFAQCH2Z8J
• Digital version of above book. See for specific references.Book: Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Closely related 1644 bottle: pp. 268-9, no. E.5Catalogue: Horne, Jonathan. A Collection of Early English Pottery (dealer's catalogue).
• Same object as above Longridge puzzle jug: pt. XVIII (1997), no. 484.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