Hand warmer or flask in the shape of a book
Unknown Artist
first half 18th century
Medium
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/8 × 3 1/4 in. (13 × 8.3 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Pottery
Culture
British, Lambeth
Department
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1937
Accession Number
37.123.3
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About this artwork
This ingenious tin-glazed earthenware object molded in the form of a book served as either a hand warmer or flask during the first half of the 18th century. Produced in Lambeth, London, it represents a rare and unusual form of English delftware created during a period when the district's pottery industry flourished. The piece measures 13 × 8.3 cm and exemplifies the creativity of British ceramic makers who produced tin-glazed earthenware in the tradition of Dutch Delft pottery. Lambeth delftware...