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Bowl

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1879 A

GUSN

GUSN-6605

Description

Brown and white small floral on branch pattern, with induced glaze. .2) Deep quatrefoil-shaped bowl with rounded lip and quatrefoil base.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bowls (vessels)
earthenware
ironstone (pottery)
vitrification
foliation (pattern)
floral patterns
quatrefoils
Earthenware
Ironstone
Semi-Vitrified
Floral
Branch
Quatrefoil
BOWL

Inscription

Maker's marks on bottom of pitcher: a man within a circle with ""MUME"" above and ""1790/B.C. & W./Late Mayers"" below; also registry mark and ""Ivory"" stamped.

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

Burslem, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

6 x 15.5 x 15.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1376.2

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