An English Delft blue and white flower brick

c. 1740

An English Delft blue and white flower brick (Liverpool or Bristol, c. 1740), the rectangular block has a low raised edge, the top is pierced with three bands of apertures, each containing nine holes , the central opening is larger than the rest. The front and back are painted with a fisherman seated beneath a willow tree along the banks of a body of water. The sides are painted with a boat on a body of water. The long edges are taller than the short ends, forming bracket feet which the block stands on.

English

tin glazed earthenware

3 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 2 1/4"

Gift of Mr. J. A. Lloyd Hyde.

PSNC.1664