Bulb Pot

England

About 1810

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Large bust of President Abraham Lincoln in black basalt, bearded and draped in the antique style, on round pedestal base.
Heavy thistle-shaped vase that tapers inward to a cylindrical base. The areas around the vase's lip and its base are brown in color with splotches of mustard/khaki. The middle of the vase's exterior is primarily glazed dark brown with areas of light brown, tan, and mustard. The rest of the form is covered in splotches of dark brown, light brown, and mustard. The upper half of the vase's exterior is covered in thin and medium-sized impressed lines around the form. The lower half of the vase's exterior is covered in large, impressed lines around the form. There are several air bubbles in the glaze along the upper half of the vase. The lip is glazed dark green, tinged with brown. The vase's interior is dark green, with a dripping glaze.
Small oval portrait medallion of black basalt with the bust of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American statesman and printer, to left, with the name FRANKLIN below the truncation.
Oval metal medallion with relief of male figure with lyre