Punch bowl

Date1721

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH: 6 1/4"; Diam: 10"; (25.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-778

DescriptionDeep punch bowl on a broad domed foot. White tin-glaze decorated in blue: on the exterior, a finely painted Chinese landscape extending around the bowl; on the interior, scroll designs and a central cartouche containing the inscription "EA 1721." At least two other punch bowls survive with this series of Chinese scenes, one dated 1724 and the other 1727. Both are on high pedestal bases. It is not inconceivable that this one once had a higher base. Most low punch bowls have bases that are cylindrical and not rounded as this is. Even though the 1724 bowl is painted with the arms of the city of Liverpool and the name of a Member of Parliament from that city, the ambitiousness of the execution of these bowls suggests that they may have been London work. A privately owned plate with a slightly more stiffly painted version of one of the scenes is inscribed "Wincanton 1739."
Label TextAt least two other punch bowls survive with this series of Chinese scenes, one dated 1724 and the other 1727. Both are on high pedestal bases. It is not inconceivable that this one once had a higher base. Most low punch bowls have bases that are cylindrical and not rounded as this is. Even though the 1724 bowl is painted with the arms of the city of Liverpool and the name of a Member of Parliament from that city, the ambitiousness of the execution of these bowls suggests that they were probably made in London. A privately owned plate with a slightly more stiffly painted version of one of the scenes is inscribed "Wincanton 1739."
InscribedCentral cartouche containing the inscription "EA 1721"
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceF, L Dickson
A. F. Allbrook, London