Object Number 1959.0777

Object Name

Bowl (Punch bowl)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Staffordshire or Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1776-1790

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Mark; Underside; An "X" in blue (decorator's mark)
2. Inscription; On well; "Gen:l: Washington.."

Subjects

Chinoiserie; Political figure; Military

Materials

Earthenware (pearlware); Lead glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

3 (H) , 7 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

7.5 (H) , 19 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2005 British Earthenware and Porcelain in Eighteenth Century America, in Gray, Jonathan. 2005. Welsh Ceramics in Context. 2. 71-91.
• Published: p. 82, pl. 4.14
[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 10//2005 "English Creamware: A Colonial American Passion" (A Winterthur Primer [column]). Antiques and Fine Art. (Autumn, 2005): 184-185.
• Published: p. 219, figs. 6-6a
[Book] Roberts, Lois. 2006 Painted in Blue. Underglaze Blue Painted Earthenwares 1775 to 1810.
• Similarly decorated objects attributed to Indeo factory at Bovey Tracey (fig 85)