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Flower container (Bulb or hyacinth vase or pot)
1810-1820
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1984.0141.239 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Lindsley R. and Janet B. Bailey
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Object Number
1984.0141.239 A, B
Object Name
Flower container (Bulb or hyacinth vase or pot)
Category
Ceramics - Lindsley R. and Janet B. Bailey Collection
Place of Origin
Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1810-1820
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside of lid
Inscription: Label with black ink: "LUSTRE/PINK/#186"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
6.7 (H) x 8.2 (W) x 4.4 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16.9 (H) x 20.9 (W) x 11.2 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gibson, Michael. 1999 19th Century Lustreware.
• Similar bough pot: p. 86, col. pl. 76.Book: Godden, Geoffrey A. & Gibson, Michael. 1991 Collecting Lustreware.
• 4-paneled version of very similarly modeled bulb, bough, or bow pot with similar style luster: p. 25, no. 13, 1810-20Article: Fergusen, Patricia F. 06//1997 The Eighteenth-Century Mania for Hyacinths. Antiques. CLI (No. 6): 844-51.
• Generally similar form discussed: pp. 844-45, pl. I and p 848-49, pl. VI in English porcelain.Book: Horwood, Catharine. 2007 Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home.
• Somewhat similar (D-Shape) porcelain bulb pot illustrated with flowering bulbs: p. 63, Pinxton Porcelain Works, Derbyshire, c. 1796-1800