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Flower container (Wall pocket)
1755-1765
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1975.0268
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Ceramics Study Group
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Object Number
1975.0268
Object Name
Flower container (Wall pocket)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1755-1765
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Pierced
Dimensions (inches)
6.5 (H) x 4 (W) x 2.75 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.51 (H) x 10.16 (W) x 6.99 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Pair of bird pattern wall pockets: pp. 120-21, no. 73, with period American references to "flower horns"Article: Teller, Barbara Gorely. 10//1968 Ceramics in Providence, 1750-1800: An Inventory Study. Antiques. 570-77.
• Probable period reference to stoneware wall pocket: p. 575, for Providence Rhode, Island, 1795 Richard Olney estate inventory including among "old" or "old fashioned" ware, "1 stone hanging flower pot."