Punch Bowl

Date1768 (dated)

Maker Lowestoft Porcelain Factory 1757-1802

Decorator Robert Allen

OriginEngland, Suffolk, Lowestoft

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsH: 4 1/16"; D: 9 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1959-4

DescriptionPunch bowl on high tapering down foot ring; decorated in underglaze blue with two large sprays of flowers, butterflies and insects on the exterior; the interior decorated with a butterfly and lambrequin border and a floral spray in the well. The numeral "5" is painted on the inside of the foot ring. (This mark may be that of decorator Robert Allen whose painter's number was "5".)Inscription(s)"Wlm Barton / Forncett / 1768" on the base in underglaze blue.Mark(s)"5" on inside of foot ringProvenanceEx coll: Graham Glen Colman