Water bottle

Dateca. 1760

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH: 9 5/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-506

DescriptionPear-shaped bottle with short neck, cup-shaped lip, and cylindrical foot ring. White tin glaze decorated in blue with panels of a Chinese lotus and scroll motif around the body, leaf scrolls on the neck, and a braided band around the lid.
Label TextFragments with the lotus pattern have been excavated in London at Vauxhall, and a small shard with the pattern was excavated in Williamsburg at Wetherburn's Tavern (9NA.1524). The London attribution is based on the shape.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceH. Longden, London