Bowl

1880-1930

Measurements

2-5/8 in x 8-1/4 in (dia)

Materials

Glazed earthenware

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

Accession Number

1971.1486

Condition Notes

The bowl has minor rim chips.  A molded foot of some kind appears to have been removed.  The surface of the present foot is uneven.  See "Comments" below.

Comments

The molded bowl, probably intended for preparing or serving food, has straight, outward-canted sides and a thick band at the rim.  The outside is decorated in blue applied in a mottled pattern on white.  The decorative pattern is popularly called spongeware or sponge-decorated, although unlike earlier iterations, use of a sponge is not evident.

The bowl exhibits a crazed or craqueled pattern in the white glaze, which is likely intentional.

Removal of the lowermost part of the foot was likely done to eliminate or minimize damage to the foot.  This strategy occurs on other objects acquired through the David Wilson Mansion, Inc.