Flower Brick

Maker Unknown, British, 18th Century

Collections

Gail-Oxford Collection

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS

Dateca. 1760

Mediumtin-glazed earthenware

Dimensionsoverall: 3 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (9.5 x 16.5 x 6.4 cm.)

DescriptionRectangular ceramic brick with holes in top surface for inserting/holding flowers.

Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gail-Oxford Collection

Status

On view

Object number2017.5.66

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