Punch bowl, China for export, 1770s

Ceramic

Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Punch bowl, China for export, 1770s

Entry/Object ID

2017.5

Description

Punch Bowl, China for export, ca. 1770s This bowl matches shards excavated at the estate of Gov. John Wentworth, colonial New Hampshire's last royal governor. Round circular foot ring and sloping sides; sides decorated in panels w curved edges alternating between a blue ground w gold highlights and sections w floral design in red and blue against a white background; thin band of decoration encircles rim on the outside; small band of decoration inside the bowl at the rim, with a central floral passage in the center at bottom.

Collection

Portsmouth Historical Society Curatorial Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2017.5

Source or Donor

Brodrick, Hollis

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1770 - 1780

Notes

Date: 1770s

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

H.4in.,Diam rim 9 1/8in.,Diam foot 4 1/2 in.

Material

soft paste porcelain

General Notes

Note

Notes: Inscriptions: Modern museum-style number on bottom: "LA.036"; modern paper label glued to bottom, with handwritten text: "Gov. John Wentworth service-Wolfeboro NH (see matching shard from Wentworth site- at Strawbery Banke Museum" Hairline cracks and wear to the decoration on the inside of the bowl.