Chamber Pot
MakerAttributed to
Abraham Mead
American, 1742 - 1827
Original OwnerOriginally owned by the
Mead family
American
Dateabout 1790
MediumWheel-thrown salt-glazed stoneware with cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width including handle x depth): 5 x 9 x 7 3/4in. (12.7 x 22.9 x 19.7cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionRound, stoneware chamber pot with a salt glaze and cobalt blue decoration. The chamber pot has a pulled, strap handle that connects the wide rim to a point about three-quarters down the side of the chamber pot. Cobalt blue decoration has been applied at the base of the handle; it consists of three circles with dots in the center, or fishscales. Opposite the handle are a row of three fishscale decorations, each consisting of an inverted triangular configuration of cobalt blue circles with a dot in the center. A series of concentric curved lines and ovals covers the bottom of the chamber pot. There is one crack in the side of the chamber pot that extends from the rim to the foot to the right of the handle.
Object number1991.58.3
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