Bowl

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Bowl

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.41

Description

Flattened hemispherical creamware bowl on low straight foot-ring: overglaze enamel decoration: interior: red cross-hatched border edged with red pendant berries, with four reserves containing pattern of chimney and curved roof in center, on left shorter red house with pagoda roof, on right red rail fence, all flanked with blackish-green foliage, some growing out of gnarled red tree trunk, with black, red and purple foreground; on opposite side same landscape to right with scattered foliage extending to left as background, on left figure in purple robe with red trim offering object to figure in purple robe on extreme left seated beneath tree beside small figure dressed in red, in center standing figure in purple robe, black hat, and red scarf and underskirt, holding red flower.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1770 - 1780

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4-1/4 in

Diameter

9-3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (10.8 x 24.8 cm)

Material

Earthenware (cream-colored)

Condition

Notes

Remarks: Details of condition: Glaze scratched in many places inside bowl; discolored in a few spots near rim.

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

N.B. The use of the brick red color suggests that the object was decorated in the Netherlands, a relatively common practice.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Old Parlour