Quintal flower vase
Staffordshire, England
1790-1805
Measurements
7-1/8 in x 7-3/8 in x 3-1/8 in
Materials
Enameled and glazed white earthenware (pearlware)
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of Susan Parker
Accession Number
2025.11
Comments
This flower vase has five nozzles arranged in a fan set on a square base. Called a “quintal” for its five nozzles, this form of vase was made throughout the 18th century and continued into the next; modern examples are still made. Most quintals have five individual nozzles, whereas in this vase, they are joined as if by a web. This appearance follows its construction. The vase is made of two parts, each press molded and then joined to one another at the outside edges. Thin molded leaves fill the spaces between the nozzles. Enamel glazes in blue, orange, brown, and green (a pallete with yellow associated with “Prattware,” so-named for men named Pratt who worked for various Staffordshire potteries) are covered with a blue-tinted "pearlware" clear glaze.
