Flowerpot and stand

James Pottery American

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.

Flowerpot and stand, James Pottery (1796–1863), Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration, American

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Flowerpot and stand, James Pottery (1796–1863), Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration, American
Flowerpot and stand, James Pottery (1796–1863), Earthenware; Redware with sgraffito decoration, American

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