Punch bowl
Date1780-1795
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)
DimensionsOH: 4 1/8"; Diam. at rim: 9 7/16"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1993-433
DescriptionHemispherical-shaped punch bowl with plain ring foot. Exterior of bowl enameled in brown, yellow, green, red, and blue with swags of flowers hanging from oval patera, and with a stylized guilloche border. Interior of bowl has large black transfer print of a fish in the center, with the words scroll-encircled "The oftner You make me Swim" "the Merrier You will be" above and below the fish. The interior border of the bowl is enameled with brown bands enclosing alternating panels of diaperwork and floral sprays in red, yellow, and green.Inscription(s)"The oftner You make me Swim / the Merrier You will be"ProvenanceNot known
1750-1775
1791
ca. 1755
c. 1857
ca. 1780
ca. 1770
ca. 1785