Printed Chinoiserie Pearlware Bowl

Underglaze blue transfer printed willow-type chinoiserie pearlware body/rim sherd from a rounded common-shape bowl or large cup. Exterior has domiciles or tea houses, varying types of trees, and a bridge. Interior has printed decoration beneath the rim, with a geometric diaper design with floral and leaf elements. Some sherds are burnt and others are discolored from privy staining. Rim measures to 6 inches in diameter. Consists of seven mended sherds.

• Object number

  279.32, 279.35, 279.99, 279.71, 279.61, 256.135, 256.74

• Date made

  1803 - 1830

• Dimensions

  Rim Diameter 6 inches

• Decoration

  Printed

• Color

  Blue

• Animals/objects

  Bowl

• Patterns

  Chinoiserie

• Category

  Household

• Class

  Ceramic

• Functions

  Teaware

• Material

  Refined Earthenware

• Context

  Lot 28, Privy Deposit: Level 1 West Side (624.256)

• Forms

  Body/Rim

• Ware types

  Pearlware

• Techniques

  Burned