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Flowerpot and stand

James Pottery American
1824
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 704
An exceptional example of sgraffito hollowware, this flowerpot was made for Tacy Lewis of Newtown, Pennsylvania. She would have been thirty-one years old in 1824, and the presentation piece was presumably made in honor of a birth or wedding. The elaborate ruffled border on both the pot and the stand is characteristic of the Chester County region.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Flowerpot and stand
  • Maker: James Pottery (1796–1863)
  • Date: 1824
  • Geography: Made in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration
  • Dimensions: H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Virginia H. Groomes Gift, in memory of her mother, Mary W. Groomes, 1974
  • Object Number: 1974.7a, b
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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