Name/Title
Pot, chamberEntry/Object ID
MP.94.307 a-bDescription
White and polychrome two-part transferware chamber pot.
a. Lid: pear-shaped handle, set on five-leaf base and twig; jagged tooth inner border of two-tone brown, followed by a pattern of brown palmettes alternating with smaller green and white leaves; outside rim, band of light brown color.
b. Pot: flared rim with same pattern reversed from lid; handle of light bronze color with leaf at the bottom terminus; front and back, symmetrical flower design of eight palmettes and green and white leaves; base rim, two-tone leaf pattern; interior band of same pattern in two-tone brown; on bottom, marked: "Grecian Border".Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerNotes
Dates: c.1880
Date made: r. 1800 - 1899Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Other Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
MP.94.307 A-B
MP.94.307a-b
Dimensions
Dimension Description
b. vesselHeight
5-3/4 inDepth
5 inDiameter
11-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 5 x 11 1/2 in. (14.6 x 12.7 x 29.2 cm)Dimension Description
a. lidHeight
3-1/2 inDiameter
10-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 3 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (8.9 x 26.7 cm)Material
Ceramic (earthenware)Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
MP.94.305 a-b - Slop pot - Part of set
MP.94.306 a-b - Case, toothbrush - Part of set
MP.94.302 - Mug, shaving - Part of set
MP.94.308 - Pitcher - Part of set
MP.94.303 a-c - Dish, soap - Part of set
MP.94.304 - Basin - Part of set
MP.2015.5 - Pitcher - Part of setGeneral Notes
Note Type
Curatorial RemarksNote
Appraisal dates this as "19th.Century."
Description from family: "china chamber set decorated with formal scroll design. Each piece is marked 'Grecian Border'."Note Type
General NoteNote
One of a seven-piece set.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, General's BedroomNote Type
DepartmentNote
Curatorial