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Flagon
Marked by: R
possibly German or Low Countries
about 1620
Object Place: Europe, London, England
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware (possibly Germany or Low Countries) with silver mounts
Dimensions
Overall: 28.6 × 17.8 × 13.2 cm (11 1/4 × 7 × 5 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Theodora Wilbour Fund in memory of Charlotte Beebe Wilbour
Accession Number67.1018
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSilver
DescriptionThe pottery flagon has a flat base, a molded foot, tall tapering sides, and an ear-shaped handle with scrolling terminus. The interior and exterior are glazed with a bright turquoise tin glaze; the foot has been wiped clean. The silver mount on the foot is attached with a serrated bezel. The neck is mounted in silver stamped with panels of rosettes and ovolos. The domed cover has a molded rim and is engraved with scrolling foliage enclosing flowers. At the center is a finial in the form of a cockerel. The plain box hinge is secured to the handle with a foliate edge. The thumbpiece is in the form of a double-headed eagle. The flagon was wheel thrown from a fine buff-colored earthenware. The silver foot rim and neck mount are fabricated and seamed; the pattern on the neck is die-struck. The cover is formed from three pieces: the molded wire rim is attached to a second plain wire that forms the flat step of the cover, and the domed section is applied. The thumbpiece and finial are cast. The pottery shows few signs of wear. The engraving of the cover appears to have been renewed.
Marks
On neck and cover, R (unrecorded)
InscriptionsEngarved on underside of foot, 8oz 2 dwt 12 gr
ProvenanceSaid to come from the collection of Hollingworth Magniac (b. 1786 - d. 1867), Colworth House, Bedfordshire. 1967, John Hunt, London and Dublin; 1967, sold by Hunt to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 13, 1967)