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A Pottery
Print 2016-173

A Pottery

Date1805
Maker 1769-1843
Publisher
OriginEngland, London
MediumAquatint on paper
DimensionsOH: 9 3/4in.; OW 13 3/4in.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2016-173
DescriptionInterior scene of a pottery featuring two men and a boy around a potter's wheel.Label TextThis illustration comes from the 1805 publication "The Costume of Great Britian" by William Henry Pyne which was published by William Miller. The book contains illustrations of costumes for 60 professional and working class men and women, plus scenes of everyday life.ProvenanceBefore 2016, Robert R. Hunter Jr. (Williamsburg, VA); 2016-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).