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On Display: House - Cecil Hall
Bowl
1760-1765
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.0776
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.0776
Object Name
Bowl
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1760-1765
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: A crescent moon is painted
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (pearlware)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.15 (H) x 8.642 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8 (H) x 21.95 (Diam)
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.
• Discussion of blue and white pearlware in early America: p. 82, no. 4.14.