Bowl
1736 (made)
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Punch bowl of buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. The interior has a floral spray and oriental classic scroll motifs. The exterior is painted with eight compartments one of which is inscribed 'PARLIMENT BOWL FREE WITHOUT EXCISE 1736'. The rest have two alternating patterns of flower sprays, one of which is a simplified form of the one in the interior. All the decoration is in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Delftware punch bowl of buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, probably Brislington pottery, Brislington, 1736. |
| Physical description | Punch bowl of buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. The interior has a floral spray and oriental classic scroll motifs. The exterior is painted with eight compartments one of which is inscribed 'PARLIMENT BOWL FREE WITHOUT EXCISE 1736'. The rest have two alternating patterns of flower sprays, one of which is a simplified form of the one in the interior. All the decoration is in blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'PARLIMENT BOWL FREE WITHOUT EXCISE 1736' (On side, incorporated into decoration.; painted) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1871. Transferred, 1901. The inscription refers to Walpole's financial schemes, refering to the Gin Act of 1736. |
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| Other number | F22. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | 3620-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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