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Black Basalt Bulb Pot Bulb Pot

This is a Bulb pot. It was designed by John Flaxman and made by Wedgwood. It is dated 1780–1800 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is stoneware, enamel slip ('encaustic') decoration. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

  • Sidewall, Tulip
  • block-printed paper.
  • Gift of Dr. Francis J. Geck.
  • 1980-73-32
  • Waste Bowl Bowl
  • stoneware (black basalt).
  • Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.
  • 1938-57-308

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  • Lent by Kate Cutlip.
  • 68.2017.1
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  • Bulb Pot (France)
  • tin-glazed earthenware.
  • Gift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw.
  • 2006-27-6
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Its dimensions are

H x W x D (a,b: overall): 14.4 × 21.1 × 16 cm (5 11/16 × 8 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 14.4 × 21.1 × 16 cm (5 11/16 × 8 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x W x D (b: removable collar): 3 × 17.1 × 13.5 cm (1 3/16 × 6 3/4 × 5 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Impressed marks: "WEDGWOOD"

Cite this object as

Black Basalt Bulb Pot Bulb Pot; Designed by John Flaxman (English, 1755 - 1826); Made by Wedgwood (United Kingdom); England; stoneware, enamel slip ('encaustic') decoration; H x W x D (a,b: overall): 14.4 × 21.1 × 16 cm (5 11/16 × 8 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x W x D (a: pot): 14.4 × 21.1 × 16 cm (5 11/16 × 8 5/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x W x D (b: removable collar): 3 × 17.1 × 13.5 cm (1 3/16 × 6 3/4 × 5 5/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-316-a,b

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Hewitt Sisters Collect.

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