Bowl

Object/Artifact

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Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bowl

Entry/Object ID

VC.60.22

Description

Burl bowl, rimmed, flaring toward top, lathe-turned; small foot.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Notes

Dates: 1767 - 1833 Date made: r. 1767 - 1833

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

5-1/4 in

Diameter

12-1/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 5 1/4 x 12 1/4 in. (13.3 x 31.1 cm)

Material

Burl

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: (1/29/02) Drips inside.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Miscellaneous: Burl is growth on trunk of hard wood trees such as elm or maple resulting from a diseased condition, NOT a knot (soft wood). Indians, who burnt out center of burl, finishing bowl by chipping with flint knives, said to have taught colonists, who lathe-turned bowls.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Storeroom/Curatorial Storage