Ceramics
Probably Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1750-1760
Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze
Thrown, Painted
1961.1589
Object Number1961.1589 |
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Ceramics
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
Probably Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1750-1760
1. Label; Underside; Two large blue-edged collector's sticker, one inscribed (pencil) "5D2 / Bristol Delft", the other illegible.
Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze
Thrown, Painted
5.69 (H) , 11.811 (Diam)
14.45 (H) , 30 (Diam)
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[Book] Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Squirrel and bracket blue and white punch bowl and referecne to examples excavated at the Blair Stables and the William Randolph Lodgings in Williamsburg VA: p. 91, nos. 59 & 60, Probably Bristol c. 1755
[Book] Noel Hume, Ivor. Pottery and Porcelain in Colonial Williamsburg's Archaeological Collections. 2.
• Excavated squirrel & bracket delft plate: p. 13, fig. 5, blue & white, from Anthony Hay's cabinet shop site, Williamsburg, VA
[Book] Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Blue and white bracket pattern punch bowl bearing a rhyme: p. 47, no. 14, central reserve inscribed: "In each hand / Tacke a flwing / Glass & rownd the / Table let it pass," probably Bristol, c. 1740-50