Flower brick

Dateca. 1760

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

DimensionsL: 9 1/8" (23.2 cm).

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1959-66

DescriptionLarge rectangular straight-sided container with three large and thirty small round holes in a recessed top. Blue tin glaze decorated in blue; on the sides, an oriental landscape incorporating mountains and houses. Top painted entirely in blue. Base flat and unglazed. The London attribution is based on the color of the glaze and the decoration.
Label TextThe London attribution for this flower brick is based on the color of the glaze and the decoration.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceGinsburg & Levy, Inc., New York