Punch bowl
Dateca. 1790
OriginEngland, London
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft).
DimensionsDiam: 6 78"; H 2 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1978-32
DescriptionVery shallow bowl with cylindrical foot ring. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue: on the exterior, a large rose and floral spray on one side and an insect on the other; on the interior, a central flower sprig and a band of trellis diaper below the rim. On the base, a D or crescent-like mark.Label TextThis ca. 1790 bowl is so shallow that it seems impractical for punch, but it illustrates dramatically the decline in the depth of late eighteenth-century punch bowls compared with those made early in the century. The D-shaped mark on the base may have been intended to be confused with the crescent mark that was used on Worcester porcelain at the time. The dark blue color and the decoration are typical of late London delft.
InscribedOn the base a "D" or crescentlike mark.
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceMark & Marjorie Allen, Putnam Valley, NY
Exhibition(s)
ca. 1770
ca. 1750
ca. 1745
ca. 1755
1756-1763
ca. 1710
ca. 1770
ca. 1770
1742 (dated)
ca. 1740
ca. 1730
ca. 1785