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Bowl (Punch bowl)
1740-1750
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London or Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0022.005
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Nancy du Pont Reynolds
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Object Number
2003.0022.005
Object Name
Bowl (Punch bowl)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
London or Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1740-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handwritten stickers (small): "A-5" and "A-6/inside" seemingly in reference to pattern research.
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Thrown
- Painted
- Powdered
Dimensions (inches)
3.125 (H) x 7.562 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
7.938 (H) x 19.207 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• American usage & other manganese powdered "fish" punch bowls: pp. 48-49, nos. 15 and 16, the latter with unusual pairs of fish forming crosses and with sgraffito patterns on powdered ground.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.