A Lowestoft Porcelain Water Bottle or Guglet 1763-66

Description

Heading : A Lowestoft Porcelain Water Bottle or Guglet
Date : 1763-1766
Origin :Lowestoft. England

Pattern : Chinoiserie landscape with three story pagoda in cobalt blue on white.
Marks :None
Size : Height 23.8cm
Condition : Good
Restoration : None
Weight : 517grams

Additional Information :

The term Guglet (alternatively Guglett) is given to this 18th century form of water bottle as a result of the noise evident when water is poured out of the vessel. For a similar example of this guglett see: Lowestoft Porcelain in the Norwich Castle Museum Lower plate 2 No 23.