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There is no record of what they were called at the time. There has long been speculation that these objects might have been used as inkstands, with a removable bottle of ink, and space for quills. However, this is unlikely as often they lack a large enough central hole, and also would hold unnecessarily large numbers of quills - particularly as many pairs of bricks are known. Evidence for their use as holders for cut flowers can be found on a painted chimney-board in the V&A (museum no. W.35-1928) which shows similarly pierced containers being used in this way.<br><br><b>Decoration</b><br>The distinctive range of colours in which this flower brick is painted has come to be known as 'Fazackerly', in reference to a similarly painted jug which was known to have been presented to one Thomas Fazackerly and inscribed 'T.F. 1757'. Delftware objects (tin-glazed earthenware) decorated in these colours, comprising lemon yellow, orange, sage green, dark indigo blue, pale manganese purple and a strong red, can generally be attributed to Liverpool, although the same palette seems occasionally to have been employed at potteries in Bristol.","physicalDescription":"Flower sprays on all four sides in yellow, red, green, blue and manganese-purple.\nBody colour: Buff.\nGlaze: Greyish white pooling towards the upper edge.\nShape: One large cruciform hole and twenty-eight smaller round ones in the top.  Recessed foot with a squared off slightly chamfered edge.  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