Potting Pot

Dateca. 1770

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsOL: 6"; H: 2 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1978-222

DescriptionOval pot with cylindrical sides and evened, rounded rim. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a large flowering branch on one side and with a smaller branch and a flying insect on the other.Label TextComparing this late version of the potting pot with an earlier example (such as CWF accession 1960-242, dated ca. 1690) illustrates how a successful utilitarian form can remain in use for nearly one hundred years.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceJellinek & Sampson Antiques, London