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Bowl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1790-1810

GUSN

GUSN-18472

Description

Large Liverpool bowl w/ Masonic decoration; "A HEART THAT CONCEALS, AND THE TONGUE THAT NEVER REVEALS"; black floral transfer print around inside edge. Inside bottom of bowl: Masonic symbol w/ banner: "AMOR HONOR ET JUSTITIA" Front of bowl: Triangular architect? symbol w/ sun and eye; banner: "DEUM TIME ET REGEM HONORA" Right side: Men on horses w/ dogs--hunting party?; one man w/ horn. Back of bowl: same as bottom Left side: Same men on horses but running and blowing the horn; dogs running as well.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bowls (vessels)
creamware
transfer printing
hunting
Creamware
Transfer Printed
Masonic Symbol
Masonic
Hunting
BOWL

Inscription

Adhesive on bottom: ""20485/ CMT""

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

4.25 (H), 9.875 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.497

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