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DS1988-0076
Shaving basin
DS1988-0076

Shaving basin

Dateca. 1740
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
Credit LineBequest of Dr. John H. Monroe.
Object number1987-818
DescriptionSteep-sided bowl with cylindrical foot ring; wide sloping rim has a round depression for soap and a large cutout arc. Whitish tin glaze decorated in blue: on the rim, floral sprays; in the well, two combs, scissors, a razor, and a brush.
Label TextThe lineal quality of the rim decoration is related to that on the interior of a powdered-ground punch bowl in the CWF collection (accession 1960-841) and to the red decoration on a London sugar dish (accession 1964-442).
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceDr. John H. Monroe
Exhibition(s)
Barber Basin 1958-504
ca. 1730
KC579_R.2004-6142, Basin
ca. 1760
Punch Bowl 1934-66
ca. 1710
DS1988-0183
ca. 1760
DS1988-0488
ca. 1760
2023-328, Wash Basin
ca. 1715
KC-416
ca. 1730
KC1973-33
ca. 1760
DS1988-0167
ca. 1745
No image number on slide
ca. 1750