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Bough pot

Collection Type

  • Cooking equipment

Date

1842-1849

GUSN

GUSN-45409

Description

White bisque half-round pot w/ four bun feet. Rope edged "basket weave" border at base. Three vignettes in relief; 2 putti in each side panel flank five putti w/ a sheep. Acanthus motif within molded upper edge. Domed pierced lid w/ rosebud finial.

Details

Descriptive Terms

boughpots
porcelain
acanthus (motif)
putti (motifs)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
sheep (genus)
Porcelain
Putti
Sheep
Acanthus
POT

Inscription

Impressed mark on back: ""Hackwood & Co.""

Maker

Hackwood & Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Shelton-Hanley, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

7.375 x 7.688 (HxW) (inches)

Accession Number

1952.126

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