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Bowl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1830

GUSN

GUSN-3250

Description

The bowl is of small, round, deep form with panelled sides and a tall circular foot ring. The ring "peaks" at each panel. It is buff colored pottery, decorated with blue, green and yellow sprigs on the exterior's 6 sides. The foot ring has brown stripes and the rim edge and bottom is painted brown with green.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bowls (vessels)
enameling
pearlware
Pearlware
Enameled
BOWL

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

2.75 (H), 6 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1033

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