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Bowl (Punch bowl)
1745-1775
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol; Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0551
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0551
Object Name
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol; Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Origin Notes
per previous cataloguer (pre-2010): Origin possibly Bristol.
Date
1745-1775
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Powdered
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
3.874 (H) x 8.75 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
9.84 (H) x 22.225 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Diameter measurement is of top; diameter measurement of base is: 3 15/16".
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 (right)Article: Berry, Michael W. 1982 "Tin-Glazed Earthenwares at the DAR Museum: A Genealogical Perspective". DAR Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). 11-13.
• Manganese powdered plate with 3-fish border & central fish: p. 12, fig.2, originally owned by Williams-Munn family, Orange, Essex Cty, NJ. (See Notes)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. 1745Manuscript: 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.