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On Display: House - Hampton Room
Flower container (Wall pocket)
1735-1755
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1958.1955.002
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Complete Details
Object Number
1958.1955.002
Object Name
Flower container (Wall pocket)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1735-1755
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handwritten in red paint "3"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Chinoiserie
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Slab-constructed
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
5.236 (W) x 2.795 (D) x 8.071 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
13.3 (W) x 7.1 (D) x 20.5 (L)
Measurement Notes
Depth measurement is from the front to the back of the wall pocket.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Lange, Amanda E. 1998 English Ceramic Wall Pockets. Ars Ceramica. (No. 15, 1998/1999): 38-47.
• Published: p. 41, fig. 7Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Pair of bird pattern wall pockets: pp. 120-21, no. 73, with period American references to "flower horns"Book: Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
• Somewhat similar form delft wall pocket with (different) Chinese figures: p. 152, no. 141, London , mid 1700sBook: Archer, Michael & Morgan, Brian. 1977 Fair as China Dishes: English Delftware from the Collection of Mrs. Marion and Brian Morgan.
• Similar model in blue and white with different chinoiserie details: London, Morgan collection, November 20, 1979, lot 10