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Flower container or spill vase (Vase or spill vase)
Tucker factory
1825-1838
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Tucker factory (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.1390.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1965.1390.002
Object Name
Flower container or spill vase (Vase or spill vase)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Tucker factory (Manufacturer)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia; Pennsylvania; Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1825-1838
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside of vase within footrim
Inscription: Small rectangular fabric tag with black-ink typed name "TUCKER"
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside of vase within footrim
Inscription: Red-painted inscription "Sf115"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Flowers
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste)
- Lime (alkaline) glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Gilded
Dimensions (inches)
6.457 (H) x 6.26 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.4 (H) x 15.9 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
OH at top of rim, ODiam at rim.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Catalogue: Philadelphia Museum of Art. 1957 Tucker China 1825-1838.
• General information on TuckerBook: Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• General information on Tucker: pp.14-21.; Pattern for form in fig. 9, p.16.Manuscript: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Library. Tucker Pattern Books, 2 vols.
• Similar decoration shown in Pattern no. 63.Book: Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Waisted vase with spills in painting: p. 51, shown on chimney mantle. Oil by John Carlin, 1869.Book: Garrett, Elisabeth Donaghy. 1990 At Home: The American Family 1750-1870.
• Waisted vase with flowers in painting: p. 74, pair shown on chimney mantle. Oil by unknown artist, MA, c. 1800.