DepartmentEurope

Vessel

NameVessel, container, vase

Artist Artist not recorded

CultureEnglish

Dateca.1825

Place collectedPinner, Middlesex, England, Europe

(not assigned)United Kingdom, Northwestern Europe, Europe

Place madeRipon district, YORKSHIRE, United Kingdom, England, Europe

MediumYorkshire slipware, earthenware clay

Credit LineGift of Florence Dibell Bartlett

Object numberA.1953.26.6

Collections

The Florence Dibell Bartlett Collection

DescriptionA terracotta color ceramic vessel or vase, half cylinder shape with cream floral motifs. Yorkshire slipware refers to a type of decorated earthenware pottery made in the Yorkshire region of England. "Slipware" means it was decorated with "slip"—a liquid mixture of clay and water that can be trailed, painted, or poured on the surface.