Wine Bottle

CultureEnglish
Titles
  • Wine Bottle
Date1651
Made inLondon, England
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
Dimensions7 1/8 × 7 3/4 × 7 3/8 in. (18.1 × 19.7 × 18.7 cm)
Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object numberB.56.70
Current Location
Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens
Murphy Room
On view

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Department
Bayou Bend
Object Type
Description

Delftware is a variety of earthenware with tin oxide added to its lead glaze formula to give an opaque white effect that was often used to imitate, or at least suggest, the appearance of Chinese porcelain. First produced in England in the late 1500s, delftware grew in popularity in the 1600s as potteries flourished in London, Bristol, and elsewhere in the British Isles. Metallic oxides provided a range of colors for decoration: cobalt for blue, manganese for purple, iron for red, copper for green, and antimony for yellow. Delftware was relatively soft and chipped easily. By the mid-1700s, more durable soft-paste porcelains and salt-glazed stonewares grew in popularity; by the early 1800s, delftware production in England had declined dramatically.

The label on this bottle, “SACK,” refers to a type of fortified wine, much of which was imported from Spain.


Provenance[D. M. & P Manheim, New York]; purchased by Miss Ima Hogg, October 8, 1956; given to MFAH, by 1966.
Exhibition History"Theta Charity Antiques Show", Albert Thomas Convention Center, Houston, September 25–September 29, 1985 (LN:85.31)

"Containers and Vessels" The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston October 21, 1989–January 1990 Subsequent tour

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on the front with a flourish: SACK / 1651
[no marks]

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