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Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Indeo Pottery, Bovey Tracey
1768
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Indeo Pottery, Bovey Tracey (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Bovey Tracey; Devonshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.0940
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.0940
Object Name
Tea canister (Tea bottle)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Indeo Pottery, Bovey Tracey (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Bovey Tracey; Devonshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1768
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular, white sticker with "18" written in pencil
Type: Inscription
Location: Opposite sides of the exterior
Inscription: "Christopher Stonlake/ 1768" and "Marjey Sonlake"
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Stoneware (salt-glazed)
- Salt glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Scratch-blue
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
5 (H) x 3 (W) x 3.6 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13 (H) x 8 (W) x 9.2 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Adams, Brian & Thomas, Anthony. 1996 A Potwork in Devonshire: The History & Products of the Bovey Tracey Potteries 1750-1836.
• Bovey Tracey pottery (book overall) and comparative example: pp. 71-72.Catalogue: Pook & Pook Inc., Downingtown PA (sales cat.).
• Scratch-blue flat-sized salt-glazed tea canister: Sold January 11, 2008, lot 1767, incised "Eliz\th Taylor/1767" within floral and scroll wreath, possibly Bovey Tracey.