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Flower container (Flower pot or cachepot)
1815-1825
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England or France; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (mochaware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1993.0053.001
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Edward K. Straus in memory of Herbert N. Straus
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Object Number
1993.0053.001
Object Name
Flower container (Flower pot or cachepot)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England or France; Europe
Date
1815-1825
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Inscribed in pen, "22."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (mochaware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Slip decorated
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
5.394 (H) x 7.165 (L) x 7.008 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.7 (H) x 18.2 (L) x 17.8 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Carpentier, Donald & Rickard, Jonathan. 2001 "Slip Decoration in the Age of Industrialization". Ceramics in America. (2001): 115-134.
• Application of mocha decoration: pp. 124-5, figs. 15-19, illustrating process.Book: Rickard, Jonathan. 2006 Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939.
• General mocha decoration, see chap. 4, pp.46-59.Book: Rickard, Jonathan. 2006 Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939.
• Similar form with somewhat similar ornament, but without lion masks: pp. 46-47, with under tray. British, c. 1820.Book: Rickard, Jonathan. 2006 Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939.
• Mochaware flower pot with sprigged flowers on upper border: p. 50, impressed "SPODE" mark, c. 1810.Book: Rickard, Jonathan. 2006 Mocha and Related Dipped Wares, 1770-1939.
• Mochaware biscuit-fired teacup excavated at James and Ralph Clews Cobridge Works (1818-34), Staffordshire.