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Colander bowl (Strainer or cress bowl)
1720-1770
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1962.0598
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1962.0598
Object Name
Colander bowl (Strainer or cress bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1720-1770
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pierced
- Painted
- Powdered
Dimensions (inches)
3.346 (H) x 8.543 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
8.5 (H) x 21.7 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Archer, Michael. 1997 Delftware: The Tin-glazed Earthenware of the British Isles, a Catalogue of the Collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum.
• Differently decorated similar form: no. F.58, with blue-painted chinoiserie bracket and floral pattern, London (possibly Lambeth), c. 1760-70Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Differently decorated similar form: pp. 94-95, nos. 51-52, London, 1775-1800, noting possibility these were used to grow watercress.Book: Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Differently decorated similar form: pp. 198-99, no. 399, with chinoiserie floral motifs, London c. 1770. Also shows Williamsburg fragments.