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Flower container (Bough pot)
1805-1815
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1229 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1958.1229 A, B
Object Name
Flower container (Bough pot)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Staffordshire or Yorkshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1805-1815
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: The old HF du P no. "1d102/ A+B" is painted in red enamel and crossed through with a red line
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (lusterware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
9.3 (H) x 4.3 (D) x 8 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
23.7 (H) x 10.8 (D) x 20.3 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Kuettner, Angelika R. 2019 Some Took a Shine to It: Silver Lusterware in Federal America. American Ceramic Circle Journal. XX: 99-115.
• Similarly modeled sliver luster bough pot (with different resist details) with Deerfield, MA history of ownership: p. 109, fig. 14, orriginally owned by Deerfield saddler and North Hampshire County registrar of deeds and postmaster, Elijah Williams of Deerfield. C. 1810