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Soup bowl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1785-1815

GUSN

GUSN-254810

Description

Circular shallow soup bowl form with dished well and slightly canted flat rim. Very shallow foot ring. Overglaze gilt and enamel decoration. Gilt edge with deep blue border and inner scalloped edge with floral sprig secondary border. Well has three polychrome floral and fruit sprig decorations.

Details

Descriptive Terms

soup bowls
porcelain
Bowl, Soup

Associated Person

Thacher, Mary

Associated Building

Original To Winslow Crocker House (Yarmouth Port, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

151.1981

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

China

Dimensions

1 3/8 (H), 7 3/8 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Estate of Guido Perera

Accession Number

1999.356

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