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Bulb Pot
This is a Bulb pot. It was manufactured by Olérys and Laugier's pottery factory. It is dated ca. 1760 and we acquired it in 2017. Its medium is tin-glazed earthenware. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
These bulb pots are exceptional sculptural examples of Olérys and Laugier’s production. The form signals the factory’s aim to move beyond painted decorations and into sculptural ornament following a trend set by Europe’s larger porcelain factories. It is possible that the form was a clever re-purposing from a tureen body form. Holes in the pierced lids are large enough to accommodate the hearty stalk of sunflowers grown in southern France.
This object was
donated by
Clare E. Thaw and Eugene V. Thaw.
It is credited Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
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- graphite, brush and watercolor on white wove paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-2130
- Sidewall (France)
- block-printed paper.
- Gift of D. Lorraine Yerkes.
- 1941-107-6
- Side Chair Chair
- red walnut, silk damask (modern).
- 2006-5-1
Our curators have highlighted 3 objects that are related to this one.
- Bonbonnière (England)
- raised and chased gold, carved gray agate, enameling on gold.
- Gift of the Panwy Foundation, from the collection of Maria Wyman.
- 1994-129-3
- Seaux à Bouteille
- tin-glazed earthenware.
- Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
- 2017-20-7
- Cache-pot
- tin-glazed earthenware.
- Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
- 2017-20-8
Its dimensions are
H x W x D: 29.2 × 27.5 × 13.8 cm (11 1/2 × 10 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.)
It has the following markings
P.M.
Cite this object as
Bulb Pot; Manufactured by Olérys and Laugier's pottery factory; tin-glazed earthenware; H x W x D: 29.2 × 27.5 × 13.8 cm (11 1/2 × 10 13/16 × 5 7/16 in.); Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw; 2017-20-6-a,b
