Griffen, Smith and Hill, bowl, Phoenixville, Pa., 1879-93

Ceramic

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Portsmouth Historical Society

Name/Title

Griffen, Smith and Hill, bowl, Phoenixville, Pa., 1879-93

Entry/Object ID

1937.01.04

Description

Bowl with purple/pink glazed interior, and exterior with polychrome shell decoration; in the Shell and Seaweed pattern of Etruscan Majolica.

Acquisition

Accession

1937.01

Source or Donor

Ferree, Annie Appleton

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Annie Appleton Ferree

Made/Created

Artist

Griffen, Smith and Hill

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

Maker's Mark: Marked on underside of bottom (indistinct): ETRUSCAN MAJOLICA and GHS [conjoined]

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Diameter

8-1/2 in

Material

Majolica, Earthenware