Tea Bowl
MakerAttributed to
William Adams & Sons
(English, 1819 - 1865)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Sophronia Palmer
(American, 1799 - 1866)
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Elsie Boardman Reynolds
(American, 1879 - 1962)
Dateabout 1840-1850
MediumMechanically-molded ironstone
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 2 1/4 x 3 3/4in. (5.7 x 9.5cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of the estate of Elsie B. Reynolds
DescriptionOne round, white, twelve-sided ironstone tea bowl, with a flared rim, concave sides, six medium-blue sprig-molded designs on the sides, a circular foot, and an inset bottom. The tea bowl is part of a child's tea service, of which twenty-one pieces survive: a teapot, a cream pitcher, a sugar, five cups, six saucers, and six bread-and-butter plates. Each piece in the set is decorated with four or six medium blue sprig-molded designs of fine detail, alternating between two vines twisted together with clusters of grapes and a single vine with a cluster of grapes. The bottom of each saucer in the group is impressed with the mark "GRANITE WA&S", and the bottom of the bread-and-butter plates is marked "ADAMS".
Object number1962.47.1.22
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