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A RARE BRITISH POTTERY CREAMWARE FLASK, Bovey Tracey or Swansea, Dated 1777. ; ; ; ; ;This cream-colored and unusual-shaped flask is flattened and inscribed on one side: fil the Botel ful to the Tope, A H 1777. The shoulders are applied with two pierced lugs for suspension. Height: 4 1/2 inches (11.4 cm.) Reference: The potting and naive inscription points to a possible Bovey Tracey or Swansea attribution. Examples of the wares produced by these factories are illustrated in "English Ceramic Circle Transactions," vol. 8, part 2, pls. 86-91 and vol. 7, part 1, pls. 72-88.
Antique Porcelain & Pottery
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