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Waste Bowl

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-5511

Description

Hemispherical shaped body, flared lip, exterior decorated with applied decals of stylized landscapes, interior features decaled "canton" border.

Details

Descriptive Terms

slop bowls
porcelain
ironstone (pottery)
Canton (Chinese painting style)
Porcelain
Canton
BOWL, WASTE

Inscription

Pattern name ""Canton""

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

England

Dimensions

3 (H), 5.25 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.817

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