Ointment pot

Date1775-1800

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsOH: 2 1/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1951-169

DescriptionPot with high cylindrical base and flared lip. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a stylized symmetrical floral spray that includes partially filled in circles of graduating size.
Label TextThe decoration seen here appears to have been copied from that on pearlware ointment pots; the late date is based on the similarity between this pot and pearlware examples.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceD. M. & P. Manheim, New York