Covered Butter Tub
Manufacturer
Bow Porcelain Works
(English, 1744 - 1776)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1755-1756
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 6.4 × 12.5 × 8.2 cm (2 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
MarkingsFaint workman's mark
Descriptionof oval section, based on a Dutch Delft form derived from wooden staved tubs, cover with low scrolled finial, painted in colours with the ‘Two Quail’ pattern
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.7a-b
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on viewArtist / Maker: Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1760-1765
Object number: G23.8.36.1-2
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1770
Object number: G05.18.40.1a-c-.2a-c
Artist / Maker: New Derby China Works
c.1796-1805
Object number: G83.1.1137.1-2
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1775
Object number: G05.18.32a-b
Artist / Maker: Bow Porcelain Works
c.1755
Object number: G07.18.2.1a-b&2a-b
Artist / Maker: Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
c.1770-1775
Object number: G05.18.15a-b