D316. PUNCH BOWL 
Possibly Liverpool 
c. 17~55                                                                
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H.: 3 1/2' (8.9 cm); 
Diam.: 8 7/8" (22 5 cm)                                            
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BODY CLAY: Fine-grained pale buff, 
TIN GLAZE: Slightly bluish white with 
blue and gray speckling. Overall, 
excluding footrim edge. 
SHAPE: Thrown. Flat bottom with tall, 
nearly cylindrical footrim, similarly 
shaped on interior. 
DECORATION: Painted. European fig- 
ures in landscapes with fences and 
buildings. 
1, For a c~olnparable bowl, see Brilton, 
Bristol, no. 8.9. 
Archer, V&A, nos. B.245  B.246 ...... 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                   i)though relatively uncommon
on punch bowls,' figures very much like 
                                                these are painted in the
same strong colors on several plates and dishes.2 The 
                                                cut-and-paste approach to
such designs is demonstrated on this bowl by the 
                                                lady, who is shown alone
on the interior and with a male companion on the 
______________________                          exterior. Other examples
display differences in landscape details, such as the 
     -, ....................... i             painting of foliage and the
inclusion of distant castlelike structures rather than 
                    ..... {{{ ................   "the low, concave-roofed
buildings seen on the bowl. Ornament of this general 
__color range typically is associated with Liverpool, but the stylistic differences
of 
                                                the landscapes may indicate
that the bowls are from a different potting center. 
 
 
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