Bowl

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bowl

Entry/Object ID

VC.58.617

Description

Bowl, burl: large; turned.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1700 - 1799 Date made: r. 1700 - 1799

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

9 in

Diameter

22-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 9 x 22 1/2 in. (22.9 x 57.2 cm)

Material

Chestnut ?

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Colonists in America taught by Indians how to make bowls from the burl, a disease growth of hand-wood trees such as maple, elm, etc. No file folder found.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Kitchen