Bowl or basin

1845-1870

Measurements

3-1/2 in x 10-3/8 in (dia)

Materials

Mottled brown lead glaze on yellow earthenware (Rockinghamware)

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, gift of H. Rodney Sharp

Accession Number

1959.4199

Provenance

Ex coll. H. Rodney Sharp

Comments

This medium-sized bowl has a rim that curves outward.  It also has decorative ribbing molded into the outside walls.  This combination suggests that the bowl may have been intended to be seen, as on a washstand, where it served as a wash basin.  Alternatively, the decorative qualities may have been intended for use on the table for food. 

The bowl stands on a foot ring and is covered with mottled glaze inside and out.