Bowl

1755-1770

Measurements

3-7/8 in x 9 in (dia)

Materials

Enameled tin-glazed earthenware

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.3746

Condition Notes

A sizeable rim chip was repaired and the bowl was cleaned by Keith Adams in December, 2024.

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

The pale blue, sage green, lemon yellow, and brownish purple colors painted over the white tin glaze depict large and detailed floral motifs.  This decorative style has come to be called Fazackerley decoration, named for two similarly decorated mugs given to Thomas Fazackerley and his wife Catherine in 1757 and 1758.  The mugs were displayed in the Liverpool Museum in 1867, and recorded in a photograph before the gallery was destroyed in 1941 during the Blitz of World War II.  Archeological and other evidence establishes potteries in Liverpool as the likely origin of this and related pottery, but the work is also associated with potteries in London and Bristol.

The bowl stands on a relatively deep foot ring.  The edge chipping of the glaze evident around the rim is normal for these wares.