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On Display: House - Wynkoop Room
Apothecary bowl (Barber basin or shaving bowl)
1725-1760
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1966.1456
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1966.1456
Object Name
Apothecary bowl (Barber basin or shaving bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1725-1760
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Buff-colored, rectangular paper label with a red border, canted corners and "[?]878" handwritten in pencil
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Off-white, rectangular paper label with Illegible text
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- Apothecary
- Pharmacy
- Medical
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Pierced
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
2.559 (H) x 7.933 (W) x 8.819 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
6.5 (H) x 20.15 (W) x 22.4 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Width was measured across indentation of bowl.