1960.1014 Bowl, Punch Bowl
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Bowl (Punch bowl)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Probably Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1722

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1960.1014


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1960.1014

Object Name

Bowl (Punch bowl)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Probably Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1722

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Upper surface, center of reserve; Handpainted in underglaze blue "Drink Fair/Don't Swear/1722"
2. Inscription; Underside, within footrim; Handpainted in underglaze blue "4"
3. Label; Underside, within footrim; Partially torn, circular, buff-colored paper label with a serrated edge and "Breslot / Delft" handwritten in black ink
4. Label; Underside, within footrim; Buff-colored, rectangular paper label with a black border and decorated by a printed "M" surrounded by flowers and a bee, and "[typed] COLLECTION/No. [handwritten] 566" in black ink

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

6.811 (H) , 12.717 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

17.3 (H) , 32.3 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Harvey, Karen. 2008 "Barbarity in a Teacup? Punch, Domesticity and Gender in the Eighteenth Century". Journal of Design History. 21 (3): 205-221.
Published: p. 207, fig. 1
[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 01//2002 'Drink Fair Dont Swear': Winterthur's punch bowls and punch drinking in America. Antiques. 176-183.
Published: pls. I, III (left)
[Book] Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
Published: no. 1061
[Book] Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
1737-dated delft bowl with same inscription, different exterior decoration: p. 147, no. 130a&b, probably London.