Object Number 1963.0550

Object Name

Bowl (Punch bowl)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Origin possibly Bristol.

Date

1730-1770

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Thrown, Powdered, Painted

Dimensions (inches)

3.228 (H) , 7.126 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

8.2 (H) , 18.1 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Grigsby, Leslie B. 01//2002 'Drink Fair Dont Swear': Winterthur's punch bowls and punch drinking in America. Antiques. 176-183.
• Published: pls. V, Va (left)
[Book] Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Powdered manganese punch bowls with fish excavated at Williamsburg VA: p. 82, no. 45, London, c. 1745
[Manuscript] Findlen, Suzanne Rae. "Taste and Choice in Early Portsmouth New Hampshire as Seen Through Ceramic Archaeological Evidence, 1700-1800" (MA thesis).
• Powdered manganese fish bowl excavated Hart-Shortridge House Cellar, Strawbery Banke, NH: p. 102, no. 187 (A-0008 DS1/2.8B.F1), Late 18th C. to c. 1840 context.