bowl, punch

Name/Title

bowl, punch

Entry/Object ID

1994.007.123

Description

Bowl, punch. Punch bowl with underplate. A: punch bowl, measures 9.125" in diameter by 4.125" high. The interior and exterior surfaces of the plate are ornamented with a transfer design with a blue on white web pattern background around 5 Chinese scenes in yellow, dark pink, and green. Bowl slopes down to a deep octagonal foot ring, inside which a mark in a scroll motif reads "Rd No. 623294 / This Pattern was introduced / by William Adams in 1780 / being a copy of a Chinese pattern / & one of the first of its style / produced in English pottery." A blue pseudo-signature mark reads "Wm Adams". Bowl may be made by William Adams. c. 1925. B: plate, octagonal, measures 10.5" x in diameter by 1.25" high. The surface of the plate is ornamented with a transfer design with a blue on white web pattern background around 5 Chinese scenes in yellow, dark pink, and green. Plate rests on a very shallow foot ring, inside which a mark in a scroll motif reads "Rd No. 623294 / This Pattern was introduced / by William Adams in 1780 / being a copy of a Chinese pattern / & one of the first of its style / produced in English pottery." A blue pseudo-signature mark reads "Wm Adams". Handwritten yellow mark reads "5796." Plate may be made by William Adams. c. 1925.

Acquisition

Accession

1994.007

Source or Donor

Shriner, Thelma Walden

Acquisition Method

Bequest

General Notes

Note

Was in the kitchen at Hard Lodging.