Fruit bowl

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Fruit bowl

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.386

Description

English delft bowl, lattice-work edged: White surface, decorated in underglaze blue; open-work ornamented with circles; scene of seated lady, foreground, on stream bank; at left foreground, tree; second figure, reflected in water, wades stream; background of hills and trees.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Joseph Flower

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1768 - 1799 Date made: r. 1768 - 1799

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

On reverse, two flowers, possibly rebus. Flowers at reverse possibly monogram symbol of John Flower, Bristol.

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

2-3/4 in

Diameter

7-13/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 2 3/4 x 7 13/16 in. (7 x 19.8 cm)

Material

Earthenware (tin enameled, faience stanniferous)

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Note: Open-work in English delft apparently uncommon. Curiously inadequate representation of depth in scene.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Old Parlour