Object Number 1958.1744

Object Name

Bowl

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Bristol or London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1710-1735

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Rectangular, white, dealer's sticker, printed in red "GUITEL MONTAGUE/579 MADISON AVE., N. Y./GUARENTEED GENUINE" with black ink "BRISTOL DELFT/CIRCA 1700."

Subjects

Archaeological evidence for similar (America)

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Hand modeled, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

2.972 (H) , 9.134 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.55 (H) , 23.2 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Duke of Marlborough ("DM") and Chinese bird and flower bowls of same form, border type, and palette: vol. 2, nos. D188-9, Bristol or London, 1704-11 ("DM" bowl); 1710-30 (floral, with "4" mark)
[Book] Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Excavated fragment of similar form washbasin, with calligraphic polychrome decoration: p. 239, bottom & no. 579, re Williamsburg, VA, archaeological evidence.