Bird feeder
Dateca. 1770
OriginEngland, London
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsH: 4 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-429
DescriptionCylindrical-shaped object with four arched openings on the sides and short neck with everted lip. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with large pendent flowers between the openings; on the base, a narrow trellis diaper border resembling a fence with random clumps of grass behind it.Label TextThe London attribution is based on the decoration.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London
ca. 1770
ca. 1760
ca. 1770
1840-1880
ca. 1790
ca. 1770
ca. 1760
1796-1803
ca. 1730
1788 (dated)
ca. 1730