Kettle

Date1790-1810

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (pearlware) with blue

DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4in. (23.5cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Harry H. Coon

Object number2005-241,A&B

DescriptionPearlware punch pot and lid, the bullet-shaped body painted in underglaze blue on either side with a two-story Chinese pagoda in a fenced garden, the curved spout painted with branches, the shoulder affixed with a blue-washed angular overhead rope-twist handle, and the cover painted with two rock and fence vignettes beneath the blue-striped ball knop.
ProvenancePurchased from Art Trading Ltd.
Previously owned by Harry H. Coon of Glenview, IL