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Punch bowl
ca. 1730
The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
Williamsburg, United States
The decoration on the exterior of this bowl is best viewed when the bowl is upside down, suggesting that it was intended to be stored in that position on an open shelf. Period prints of taverns and public houses often show punch bowls stored in this way.
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Details
- Title: Punch bowl
- Date Created: ca. 1730
- Location Created: England, Bristol (probably)
- Physical Dimensions: H: 5 1/4"; Diam: 10 1/8"
- Type: Bowl
- Rights: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Museum Purchase.
- External Link: Learn more about this object at Colonial Williamsburg's emuseum
- Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware (delftware / delft)
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