Underglaze
Printing in a single color on earthenware and stoneware 1780-1820
Shown here is a 3.75 inch cup plate in the same pattern. The mark shown above is found on this cup plate. The bubby pot, as is common for vessels, is not marked. |
Shape Type: Miscellaneous Pattern Type: Genre Scenes Date: c. 1810-1820 Dimensions:
Maker: William Adams & Sons Maker's Mark: Description: A rare earthenware bubby pot printed in blue in the Gables Farm pattern. The pattern has a double helix border with florets and quatrefoils. Used for feeding infants, bubby pots are shaped somewhat like a coffee pot with a lid. The spout is often quite elongated and has a closed, perforated spout. The spout was covered with cloth, which served as a nipple. In this genre... BACK TO CATALOG INDEX
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