Carafe

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Carafe

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.144

Description

Bottle or carafe: brown stoneware, saltglazed, and heavily "sanded" during firing; cylindrical tall flared neck, bulbous body with applied figures of seated toper, huntsmen, hounds, buildings (including windmill).

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

circa 1780

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)

Material

Salt-glaze stoneware

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Two small areas of applied figure missing. Part of man's seat missing. 80% of windmill missing. Rev. 5/30/79

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Not unrelated to those Fulham objects (mugs, etc.) bearing ceramic applied scenes based on Hogarth's print: "Midnight Modern Conversation.", c. 1733.

Note Type

General Note

Note

Carafe is oriental in form.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Complex, Ferry House - Bar