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Knife handle
Bow Porcelain Factory
1750-1780
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bow Porcelain Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1954.0001.006
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Charles F. Montgomery
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Object Number
1954.0001.006
Object Name
Knife handle
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Bow Porcelain Factory (Possible maker)
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1750-1780
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1.06 (H) x 0.82 (W) x 3.87 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.692 (H) x 2.083 (W) x 9.83 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Gabszewicz, Anton. 2000 Made at New Canton: Bow Porcelain from the Collection of the London Borough of Newham.
• Examples of molded handles by the Bow factory: nos. 27-28, p. 41.Article: Jellicoe, Roderick & Hunter, Robert. 2007 English Porcelain in America: Evidence from Williamsburg. Ceramics in America. 165-84.
• Blue and white Bow porcelain knife handles excavated in Williamsburg, VA: pp. 170-71, fig 6, c. 1758