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Pot or jar

Dateca. 1690

OriginEngland, London

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH. with cover 3 5/8" (9.2 cm).

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-271,A&B

DescriptionSquat globular pot with slight foot, horizontal coil handle, and domed, knopped cover. Bluish tin glaze decorated using trek technique in shades of blue with a squatting oriental figure in a landscape.
Label TextA slightly smaller example of this form is in the George Gardner Museum in Toronto. The London attribution is based on the glaze and the form.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceA. F. Allbrook Old English Furniture, Pottery & Porcelain, London