Flower pot or bottle, one of a pair
Dateca. 1760
OriginEngland, Liverpool
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
DimensionsH: 6 3/8" (16.2 cm).
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1959-65,2
DescriptionPair of ovoid bottles with tapering necks and everted rims. White tin glaze decorated in polychrome in the Fazackerly style with a Chinese rock formation and flowers. Outlining and leaf veins in black; rocks and flowers in yellow; buds in red-orange and blue; leaves in pale green. Manganese on one jar slightly lighter than on the other.Label TextThe Liverpool attribution for these bottles is based on their decoration.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceGinsburg & Levy, Inc. New York
ca. 1760
ca. 1760
ca. 1730
ca. 1760
ca. 1760
1750-1752
1760-1780
ca. 1750
1755-1760
1725-1740, later printed edges