FLOWERPOT
CulturePrince Edward Island
DimensionsHt:13.00 x Di:base: 14,00; top: 18.50 cm
Object numberHF.79.65.2
DescriptionAn unglazed red-brown earthenware flower pot with an attached, concave drain bowl. Three regularly spaced holes are located along the top perimeter. Top features a waved/"pie-crust" edge. Coggle marks circumscribe body of pot with two rows of coggled beaded imprints which enclose two rows of arabesque and scroll-like coggle marks. Row of beading found on upper edge of drain bowl.Narrative
The PEI Pottery Company was established in 1880 by Frederick W. Hyndman on an eight acre parcel of land located on the present day Charlottetown Experimental Farm. The company competed with available imported ceramics such as preserve jars, milk pans, and liquid jars while also producing stove pipes, chimney pots, and miniature earthenware items. The company hired Oswald Hornsby who was experienced in the Atlantic pottery industry to oversee production. Hornsby purchased the company from Hyndman in 1886 and began created ornamental items, such as decorative tiles manufactured for St. Paul's Anglican Church in Charlottetown, which can still be seen today.
Associated object: HF.84.82.41.
Associated object: HF.84.82.41.
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