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Bulb pot and lid
John Flaxman1780–1800
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
Four-sided, serpentine sides, front longer than back; shaped edges, scrolled feet. Cover set on angle, with five cups for bulbs and two piercings. Relief panels in front and two sides, with putti bearing garland, against orange field; borders filled with floral forms in pink and white, inside glazed.
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Details
- Title: Bulb pot and lid
- Creator: John Flaxman, English, 1755 - 1826, Wedgwood, Staffordshire, England, founded 1759
- Date Created: 1780–1800
- Location Created: Staffordshire (Etruria), England
- Original Source: http://collection.cooperhewitt.org/view/objects/asitem/id/58458
- Medium: Molded Black Basalt stoneware, enamel slip ('encaustic') decoration
- Credit line: Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
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