Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl
Object Number:
1957.293b
Date:
1770-1780
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 x 6 3/8 in. ( 7.6 x 16.2 cm )
Marks:
painted: in blue on bottom: hatched crescent
Description:
Soft-paste porcelain underglaze blue printed bowl with flower sprays and butterflies on the exterior; a small flower spray in the interior center and painted double blue line around the interior rim; mark in the form of a hatched crescent.
Gallery Label:
The three flowers pattern was one of the most popular patterns of the late 18th century.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.