Name/Title
BowlEntry/Object ID
A1982.14.148Description
Small dish or shallow bowl standing on a foot ring and painted in underglaze blue with an iron brown band at the edge of the rim; a flowering vine on the rim; a band of diaperwork with four reserved panels on the sides of the well; and a dense flowering vine centered on a chrysanthemum in the center of the well. On the underside of the rim are two floral sprays.
Small shallow bowls like this are sometimes known as berry bowls.
Dishes with similar decoration were part of the cargo of the Swedish East India Company ship Gotheborg, which sank in 1745 (Wastfelt, et al, Porcelain from the East Indiaman Gotheborg (1990), 226-227.
Similar birds and shrubs appear on tea wares that were part of the cargo of the Swedish East India Company ship Gotheborg, which sank in 1745 (Wastfelt, et al, Porcelain from the East Indiaman Gotheborg (1990), 108-123.Collection
CeramicsMade/Created
Date made
circa 1740 - circa 1750Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
City
JingdezhenLocation
ChinaRegion
East AsiaContinent
AsiaDimensions
Height
1-1/2 inDiameter
6-1/2 inMaterial
Hard Paste PorcelainRelationships
Related Places
Place
Location
StentonCity
PhiladelphiaState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
1982 Archeological Excavation
