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Bowl

Object Name:
Bowl
Object ID:
1914.014.293
Place of Origin:
Staffordshire, England
Date:
1775-1812
Description:
Bowl. Pearlware, earthenware. Plain hemispherical form with plain rim and deep foot ring. Handpainted blue underglaze exterior and interior. Exterior depicts a scene with a large pagoda surrounded with fences. Tree and mountains to the right, grasses to the left and a small water scene on the opposite side. On interior rim is decorated with a band of crosshatching underneath which is a narrow arch and floral design. Small scene in center of interior with water, fences and circles. Impressed circle on bottom reverse.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware - Pearlware
Dimensions:
H-2.85 Dia-6.7 inches
Provenance:
Collected by Martha Durgin (b.1833) of Concord, NH. She probably began her collection in the late 1880s-early 1890s.
Credit Line:
Gift of Martha E. Durgin
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