1961.1589 Delft punch bowl
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Bowl (Punch bowl)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Place of Origin:

    Probably Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1750-1760

  • Materials:

    Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

  • Techniques:

    Thrown, Painted

  • Museum Object Number:

    1961.1589


  • Complete Details



Object Number

1961.1589

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

1750-1760

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Two large blue-edged collector's sticker, one inscribed (pencil) "5D2 / Bristol Delft", the other illegible.

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

5.69 (H) , 11.811 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

14.45 (H) , 30 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[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