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Bowl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1820

GUSN

GUSN-42757

Description

Pearlware bowl with black-brown transfer-printed scenes on exterior and interior with areas of hand-painted color. Three exterior scenes depict: three men beside a waterway with bluff in background, one smoking a long pipe; a pagoda; three men in a boat. On bottom of the bowl interior is a pagoda with palm trees. A floral border runs around interior rim.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bowls (vessels)
slop bowls
earthenware
creamware
transfer printing
hand-painted
glazing (coating)
Chinoiserie
landscapes (representations)
Container, Food Waste
Bowl, Waste
Bowl, Waste

Additional Identification Number

92.1919

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

3 1/8 (H), 6 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. William P. Dudley

Accession Number

1932.291

Related Items

Title Bowl Accession Number 1932.289

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