Flower brick

Dateca. 1750

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsL: 4 5/8"; (11.7 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-750,1

DescriptionSmall rectangular straight-sided container with bracket feet and a large rectangular central hole and five small round holes in a recessed top. Blue tin glaze decorated in manganese, mixed green, blue, yellow, and red: on the sides, a Chinese man fishing from a lattice work bridge; on the ends, loosely painted flower turf. Rectangular hole outlined in mixed green and five round holes outlined with a petal design in yellow, red, and blue.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceD. M. & P. Manheim, New York