BOVEY TRACEY SALT-GLAZED STONEWARE 'SCRATCH BLUE' TEA CANISTER 1767

Incised on the front Eliz^th Taylor and dated 1767 within a cartouche of flowers and scrolls, the other three sides and the shoulder further incised with various stylized flower motifs.

Titus Geesey, Wilmington, Delaware;
Pook and Pook Inc., Downingtown, Pennsylvania, January 11, 2008, lot 117.

There is a 2-inch haircrack running diagonal to the rectangular sides on the top near the neck of the caddy. The right side of the caddy is completely oversprayed covering break/s; it is possible that the caddy has taken a hit from the side. The break extends to the adjacent side (back of the tea caddy) on the top left corner issuing several short haircracks at the top and the bottom corners. There is a very small slice chip to the upper edge on the front panel.
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For a discussion of the pottery at Bovey Tracey, see Norman Stretton, "The Indio Pottery at Bovey Tracey", English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Volume 8, Part 2, pp. 124-136, where two similar inscribed canisters are illustrated, pls. 88 a and b. A similar canister related both in form and style to the present example was in the Harriet Carlton Goldweitz Collection, sold in these rooms, January 20, 2006, lot 158.