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Flower container (Vase)
United States Pottery Company, Bennington Factory
1850-1858
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
United States Pottery Company (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Bennington; Vermont; Bennington; New England; United States; North America
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste, biscuit or parian)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2002.0041
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Margaret Hukill Prince
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Object Number
2002.0041
Object Name
Flower container (Vase)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
United States Pottery Company (Possible maker); Bennington Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
Bennington; Vermont; Bennington; New England; United States; North America
Date
1850-1858
Subject(s)
- Grapevine
Materials
- Porcelain (hard-paste, biscuit or parian)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Hand modeled
Dimensions (inches)
9.055 (H) x 4.331 (W) x 3.898 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23 (H) x 11 (W) x 9.9 (D)
Measurement Notes
OH at rim, OW and OD of widest part of body.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Bennet, Richard Carter. 1958 Bennington Pottery and Porcelain.
• Very similar model vase with colored details: pp. 158-59, pl. 231 (blue and gold detailing), 1850-58; p. 216, pl. 291 (blue and white detailing), 1850-58Article: Federhen, Deborah A. & Denker, Ellen Paul. The Bennington Parian Project. Antiques and the Arts Weekly. http://antiquesandthearts.com/archive/parian.htm.
• Discusses the possible over-attribution of parian objects by Bennet.Book: Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney. 1989 American Porcelain 1720-1920.
• General description of the Fenton Pottery and the United States Pottery Company, pp. 30-31. Object entries from Bennington potteries, cat. no.'s 38-44, pp. 136-147.