Name/Title
Tea BowlEntry/Object ID
A1982.14.37Description
Tea bowl having a hemispherical bowl standing on a foot ring, painted in blue with a scroll and flowering plants around the exterior.Context
Like the the tea it contained, the form of the tea bowl was imported to the west from China. Porcelain tea bowls produced in China were highly sought after, but were out of reach for many middle-class consumers both in England and the colonies. The cobalt blue decoration on this tea bowl is meant to imitate the blue and white designs seen on Chinese porcelain. The tin-glazed surface and the rough, unvitrified earthenware clay, however, lack the refinement, durability and translucency of porcelainCollection
CeramicsMade/Created
Date made
circa 1725 - circa 1750Time Period
18th CenturyPlace
Country
EnglandRegion
Great Britain, British Isles, Western EuropeContinent
EuropeDimensions
Height
1-1/2 inDiameter
3-1/2 inMaterial
Tin-glazed EarthenwareRelationships
Related Places
Place
Location
StentonCity
PhiladelphiaState/Province
PennsylvaniaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
1982 Archeological Excavation
