Name/Title
BowlEntry/Object ID
2000.3.31a-bDescription
Flight, Barr and Barr (1803-1840)
Bowl with cover
Worcester, England
c. 1813
Procelain with gilt.
Stamped on underside: Flight, Barr and Barr
Part of 'japan' pattern service, cover molded with foliage enriched in gilding, with flower head finial.
The English ceramics firm Flight Barr & Barr made lavishly decorated tableware for its distinguished patrons. This bowl and cover, with its Japanese-style Imari pattern, is one piece of a large dinnerware set owned by Thomas Lowndes (1766–1843), father of Harriet Lowndes Aiken (1812–1892). It descended in the Aiken-Rhett family.Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2000.003.Source or Donor
Heirs of Mary Green MaybankAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Heirs of Mary Green Maybank: Barbara Johnston Green, Laura Frost Wright, Celestine Frost Lehmann-HauMade/Created
Artist
Worcester (Flight, Barr & Barr)Manufacturer
EnglandDate made
1813 - 1817Place
Location
Worcester, EnglandLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
BowlNomenclature Primary Object Term
VesselNomenclature Class
ContainersNomenclature Category
Category 07: Distribution & Transportation ObjectsLocation
Date
February 7, 2023Location
Shelf
Shelf DCabinet
AR Cabinet 1Building
AR 309Category
PermanentCategory
PermanentCategory
PermanentProvenance
Notes
Last Owner: Thomas Lowndes/Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, Jr./Henrietta Aiken Rhett/T
Descended in the Aiken-Rhett family, originally owned by Thomas Lowndes. Lastly owned by Theodore and Mary Maybank.General Notes
Note
Display Value: Good
Status: OKCreated By
admin@catalogit.appCreate Date
July 8, 2002Updated By
sferguson@historiccharleston.orgUpdate Date
March 30, 2023