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San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Kittie Nelson Ferguson and Henry Rugeley Ferguson.
Bulb Pot
San Antonio Museum of Art, Gift of Kittie Nelson Ferguson and Henry Rugeley Ferguson.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Bulb Pot

Manufacturer Wedgwood (founded 1759)
DepartmentEuropean Art
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1780
MediumJasperware
Dimensionsh. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
w. 10 1/2 in. (26.7 cm)
d. 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, gift of Kittie Nelson Ferguson and Henry Rugeley Ferguson
Object number2001.52.84.a-f
Geography
Place madeStoke-on-Trent, England
General regionEurope
DescriptionOval bulb pot manufactured from blue and white jasper ware; embellished with an acanthus leaf motif; removable lid revealing four removable bulb-shaped holders, all with molded decorations and flanked by white flowers. The holders have raised protrusions to each side of the lid and there is a watering hole on one side. The bottom has a rolled top with double handles with white leaf decorations and the body had arched reserves with oak leaf decoration flanked by arched loops with crown-like fops.InscriptionsNo marks apparent.
Not on view
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