Bowl

Object Name:

Bowl

Object ID:

1944.003.01

Place of Origin:

Delft, Holland

Date:

circa 1850

Description:

Toddy Bowl. Tin glazed earthenware. Circular bowl with two "D" shaped handles and a built-in strainer half way between the handles. Base ring present. Entire exterior decorated in hand-painted underglaze blue decoration. Decoration includes three oval medallions with flowers, several angled geometrics around those medallions and clusters of flowers interspersed. Three blue lines are below the design and one above. Each handle is decorated with blue dots and stripes. Interior of bowl, including the strainer, is undecorated. The strainer has 15 round holes. Maker's mark on reverse in underglaze blue is a curved line that resembles a number six or a script "D". Adhesive tape residue on reverse probably from a donor label.

Material:

Ceramic
Earthenware - Tin-glazed

Dimensions:

H-3 W-9.5 D-7.3 inches

Provenance:

Label accompanying object: "This toddy bowl belonged to Cummings Hubbard of Thetford, Vermont, and Danbury, N.H. He was a hotel keeper and owner of a boarding stable in Danbury, on the stage route from White River Junction to Boston. This bowl was used for hot toddy at the hotel, which Daniel Webster often visited." Cummings Hubbard (1808-1886) was a farmer and hotel keeper in Danbury, NH and Thetford, VT. The bowl is believed made in the 19th century in a 17th-century form. Cummings Hubbard (1808-1886) was the grandfather of the donor, Lura S. Daniell (1890-1975).

Credit Line:

Gift of Lura S. Daniell

People:

Hubbard, Cummings (1808-1886), Daniell, Lura S. (1890-1975)