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Bowl

Object Name:
Bowl
Object ID:
1914.014.239
Place of Origin:
England
Date:
circa 1810
Description:
Bowl. Whiteware, earthenware. Hemispherical form with plain circular rim and small pedestal base. Handpainted underglaze decoration on exterior includes blue swags filled with yellow paint, pink and green flower inbetween each swag, black pretzel knot within each yellow field. Two narrow black lines below the design and one wide black line on rim, above the design. Black band on interior of rim. Small depression on bottom reverse.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-3.3 Dia-5.9 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
Subjects:
Swags, Flowers
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