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Flower container (Bulb or hyacinth vase or pot)
Wedgwood - Etruria Works
1777-1790
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Etruria; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Stoneware (white terracotta)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2006.0034 A, B
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benadotte Lester
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Object Number
2006.0034 A, B
Object Name
Flower container (Bulb or hyacinth vase or pot)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Wedgwood - Etruria Works (Maker)
Place of Origin
Etruria; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1777-1790
Materials
- Stoneware (white terracotta)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Slip decorated
- Incised
Dimensions (inches)
4.961 (H) x 4.488 (W) x 8.661 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
12.6 (H) x 11.4 (W) x 22 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Reilly, Robin. 1989 Wedgwood.
• Similar object: vol. 1, p.380, fig. 508, also "terracotta" body and related decoration on pp. 365-382Article: Fergusen, Patricia F. 06//1997 The Eighteenth-Century Mania for Hyacinths. Antiques. CLI (No. 6): 844-51.
• Related forms discussedBook: Horwood, Catharine. 2007 Potted History: The Story of Plants in the Home.
• Somewhat similar (D-Shape) porcelain bulb pot illustrated with flowering bulbs: p. 63, Pinxton Porcelain Works, Derbyshire, c. 1796-1800