Flowerpot
MakerMade by
Unknown
Datemid 19th century
MediumWheel-thrown redware with a lead glaze and manganese black decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 9 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (24.1 x 29.2cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineBequest of George Dudley Seymour
DescriptionLarge, redware flowerpot with a ruffled rim, tapered sides, and a flat bottom with a hole in the center of the bottom. The sides of the flowerpot have a pattern of incised lines, beginning about two inches down from the rim. First, a group of undulating incised lines circle the flowerpot, then a group of horizontal incised lines are below; the same pattern is repeated one additional time. The exterior sides of the flowerpot, with the exception of the lower half inch, and the interior of the rim only are glazed; the remainder of the flowerpot is not glazed. The flowerpot is also decorated with many irregular patches of manganese black applied over the incised lines.
There is crazing over all the glazed surfaces of the flowerpot, and the glaze has chipped or worn off the edge of the ruffled rim. A large chip is located on the underside of the rim. Some of the surface of the redware on the inside of the flowerpot has flaked off.
There is crazing over all the glazed surfaces of the flowerpot, and the glaze has chipped or worn off the edge of the ruffled rim. A large chip is located on the underside of the rim. Some of the surface of the redware on the inside of the flowerpot has flaked off.
Object number1945.1.1290
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