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Flower container (Flower brick)
1735-1745
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol; Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0022.099
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Nancy du Pont Reynolds
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Object Number
2003.0022.099
Object Name
Flower container (Flower brick)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol; Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1735-1745
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handwritten sticker: "D-3" seemingly in reference to Reynolds' pattern research.
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Press-molded
- Painted
- Powdered
Dimensions (inches)
3.562 (H) x 2.437 (W) x 5.875 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.047 (H) x 6.19 (W) x 14.923 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Other powdered manganese brick with water scene: no. 634Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Powdered manganese brick with mythological beings in reserve: pp. 116-117, with Neptune, unicorn, etc. painted in red and blue. Bristol, c. 1740Book: Britton, Frank. 1982 English Delftware in the Bristol Collection.
• Similar object, possibly a mate: no. 15.59, noting letter "R" over the glaze on bottom. Dark brown flying bird on ends.Article: Austin, John C. 2006 J. Palin Thorley (1892-1987), Potter and Designer: Part 2, Williamsburg. Ceramics in America. 178-216.
• Modern pseudo delftware and pseudo creamware flower bricks by Palin Thorley (Williamsburg, VA): pp. 190-91, figs. 34-36, from 1955-70.