Punch bowl
Dateca. 1730
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
DimensionsH: 5 1/4"; Diam: 10 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1966-510
DescriptionDeep bowl with cylindrical foot ring. Bluish tin glaze decorated in red, blue, and mixed green with leafy branches and Chinese rockwork.Label TextThe decoration on the exterior of this bowl is best viewed when the bowl is upside down, suggesting that it was intended to be stored in that position on an open shelf. Period prints of taverns and public houses often show punch bowls stored in this way.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceHerbert Schiffer Antiques, Exton, PA
ca. 1755
ca. 1760
ca. 1770
ca. 1710
ca. 1755
ca. 1770
ca. 1725
1756-1763
ca. 1760
ca. 1750
ca. 1770
1756-1763