Images(7)

Punch Bowl

Dateca. 1770

OriginIreland

MediumTin-glazed earthenware

DimensionsOH: 7.6cm; ODiam: 23.5cm (3 × 9 1/4in.)

Credit LineGift of John C. Austin

Object number2024-233

DescriptionPunch bowl: short foot supports broad circular bowl; the exterior painted in blue with a continuous landscape of trees, shrubs, birds and a stylized house; the interior painted in blue script with “One Bowl more will” and the underside within the foot painted with a “2” in blue script.
InscribedThe well of the bowl painted in blue script with “One Bowl more will” and the underside within the foot painted with a “2” in blue script.
Provenance2002, [Garry Atkins, London, England]; 2002-2024, purchased at New York Ceramics Fair (New York City, NY from Garry Atkins, London, England) by John C. Austin (Williamsburg, VA); October 2024-present, given to The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA)