Bowl

Ceramic

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Stenton

Name/Title

Bowl

Entry/Object ID

A1982.14.124

Description

Small bowl or large tea bowl having a hemispherical body standing on a foot ring, decorated with scratch blue decoration consisting of a swag border at the inner rim, a rouletted border at the outer rim, and a simple floral spray on the side. Scratch blue decoration is formed by incising lines into the wet clay body and then filling them with cobalt.

Collection

Ceramics

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1745 - circa 1760

Time Period

18th Century

Place

County

Staffordshire

Country

England

Region

Great Britain, British Isles, Western Europe

Continent

Europe

Dimensions

Height

2-1/4 in

Diameter

4-1/4 in

Material

Salt-glazed Stoneware

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Location

Stenton

City

Philadelphia

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

1982 Archeological Excavation