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Bowl

1670-1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wassail bowl; turned lignum vitae decorated with engine turned ornament. Consists of a depp bowl with cover, supported on a circular foot with baluster stem. The handle of the cover is hollow and forms a cup with screw top, into which is screwed a turned knob. The surface is partly ornamented with reticulated ornament in broad and narrow bands.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Turned lignum vitae; engine turned ornament
Brief description
English 1670-1700
Physical description
Wassail bowl; turned lignum vitae decorated with engine turned ornament. Consists of a depp bowl with cover, supported on a circular foot with baluster stem. The handle of the cover is hollow and forms a cup with screw top, into which is screwed a turned knob. The surface is partly ornamented with reticulated ornament in broad and narrow bands.
Dimensions
  • Height: 45.4cm
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Object history
Purchased in 1906 from Mr. Charles Stribling [R.P.4575/106]
This object was on loan to the Museum, from Mr. Stribling, from January 1899 to April 1906.
See also R.P.81524/1899 and R.P.1205/1899.
Associated object
215:2-1906 (Part)
Collection
Accession number
215:1-1906

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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