Object Number 1982.0131

Object Name

Bowl (Slop bowl)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer

Creator (Role)

Bow Porcelain Factory (Probable maker)
c. 1747-c. 1776

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1752-1755

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Label; Underside; Round adhesive black label, printed in gold, "GUARANTEED/ D.M & P./ MANHEIM/ ANTIQUES CORP./ 46 EAST 57TH STREET/ NEW YORK CITY/ GENUINE"

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Mold-applied

Dimensions (inches)

2.25 (H) , 4.75 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

5.715 (H) , 12.065 (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. 86, pl. 4.21
[Book] Gabszewicz, Anton & Freeman, Geoffrey. 1982 Bow Porcelain: The Collection Formed by Geoffrey Freeman.
• Similar examples with sprig-molding: no. 37-40, pp. 42-42
[Book] Adams, Elizabeth Bryding & Redstone, David. 1981 Bow Porcelain.
• Waster and mold for prunus sprig: no. 35-36, p. 112
[Book] Emerson, Julie, et al. 2000 Porcelain Stories: From China to Europe.
• Blanc-de-chin (Dehua) beaker with relief prunus decoration: p. 154, pl. 12.1, 18th century
[Book] Beane, Candace & Donald, Ellen. 1994 Archaeology Sets the Tavern Table: Alexandria Tavern Ceramics 1760 to 1820.
• Two-handled, probably Bow, white chocolate cup excavated Arell's Tavern, Alexandria, VA: fig. 11.