Object Number 2016.0034.008

Object Name

Bowl (Punch bowl)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of the estate of Nancy du Pont Cooch

Place of Origin

England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Probably Bristol.

Date

1737

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Interior of bowl; "Drink Fair / Dont Swear / 1737" (underglaze blue)
2. Label; Underside; "2016.34.8" (ink)

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Dimensions (inches)

5.875 (H) , 11.312 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.922 (H) , 28.733 (Diam)

Measurement Notes

Measurements conducted by Cheryl Paine during collection review at donor's home in 2003.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
• Published: p. 246, no. 1097
[Book] Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
• Other "Drink Fair Don' t Swear" bowls: nos. 1061, 1066, 1067, 1074-1076, 1079-1082, 1085, 1090, 1096
[Book] Britton, Frank. 1982 English Delftware in the Bristol Collection.
• Other example: no. 13.1 (dated 1724)