Bowl
MakerPossibly made by
Staffordshire potteries
English, 17th century-present
Dateabout 1825-1845
MediumMechanically-molded buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze and underglaze cobalt blue decoration
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x diameter): 3 x 6in. (7.6 x 15.2cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Howard B. Haylett
DescriptionSmall, round bowl of buff-colored earthenware with a blue-tinted glaze, a type of ceramic known as pearlware. A pattern and border are transfer-printed on the bowl in underglaze blue. The pattern, repeated twice on the outside, shows a farmer kneeling at the base of a tree. He holds a pair of shears in his right hand and is clipping the wool on a sheep to his left side. The tree and farmer sit on a hill that overlooks a range of three mountains and a house sitting in a grove of trees. The house has a thatched, hipped roof and one window. The same house is printed on the inside bottom of the bowl. This is surrounded by an area of white, then a relatively deep border printed at the inside rim. The border consists of blue and white flowers and leaves on a field of light blue. There are three stilt marks on the inside of the bowl and two chips in the rim. At a separate point of the rim, a hairline crack runs from the rim down the side of the bowl. The interior and exterior of the foot has several small chips.
Object number1973.42.8
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