Bin label, "14"

Dateca. 1800

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsOL: 4 5/8"; OH: 3"

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Austin.

Object number1987-731

DescriptionFlat plaque with rounded corners and a ring projecting from the top. White tin glaze, with reverse unglazed, inscribed with a "14" in manganese.
Label TextLabels designed to hang in wine cellars bore the name of a wine or sometimes a number. They were produced from the last years of the eighteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, the earlier ones in delft and the later in creamware, pearlware, or whiteware.

Bin labels with numerals dating from the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries are far less common than those with names of wines. This may be because they were considered less desirable to the collector and thus have failed to survive and not because they were made in smaller numbers. Late-nineteenth-century circular examples with numerals are more common.

The London attribution for this label is based on the color of the inscription and the glaze.
Inscribed"14" in manganese on the front.
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceJohn C. Austin, Williamsburg, VA