Punch bowl

Date1750 (dated)

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH: 5 3/8" (13.7 cm); Diam: 11 3/4" (29.8 cm).

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1958-264

DescriptionShallow bowl with short cylindrical foot ring. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue: on the exterior, four different stern-window designs separated by fruiting grapevines; on the interior, a naturalistic scene of a gentleman pointing toward a ship under full sail and the inscription "SUCCESS TO ROGER HARRISON 1750." Orange-brown rim; man's waistcoat and stripes on the ensign in pale red.
Label TextThe exterior of this punch bowl features four different ship's stern-window designs separated by fruiting grapevines. The interior contains a naturalistic scene with a gentleman in the foreground pointing toward a ship under full sail. The scene surmounts the inscription "SUCCESS TO ROGER HARRISON 1750." Although the name might refer to the ship, as is typical, it more likely connotes the man whose image dominates the illustration. Roger Harrison could have been the ship's captain or its owner. The Liverpool attribution of this bowl is based not only on the ship, but also on the glaze, the shape of the bowl, and the grapes on the exterior, which are like those found on Liverpool tiles. Most ship bowls are generally believed to have been made in Liverpool, but some are ascribed to London.
Inscribed"SUCCESS TO ROGER HARRISON 1750"
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceA. F. Allbrook, London