Washbasin

Dateca. 1770

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsDiam: 10 5/8"; (27.0 cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-82

DescriptionRound bowl-shaped basin with cylindrical foot ring and crimped everted rim. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue: in the interior, three different floral sprays and scratched leaves; on the edge, geometric designs; on the exterior, three leaf sprays.
Label TextThe exterior of water bottle 1967-584 is decorated with the same three floral motifs seen on this basin, so when the bottle sits inside the basin the designs match up. Although the London-made bottle was acquired twelve years after the basin, originally the two could have been a set.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceMatthew & Elisabeth Sharpe, Conshohocken, PA