Small bowl

c. 1815

Measurements

3-1/4 x 4-1/2 (dia)

Materials

Cobalt blue lead glass

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation

Accession Number

2024.33

Inscription

“Peace and Plenty / Love and Liberty” is painted on the body in gold leaf.

Condition Notes

The gilt decoration and inscription is worn but still legible.

Provenance

Ex coll. Israel Sack, Inc. (antique dealers in New York City)

Comments

The cobalt-blue glass bowl has a blown hemispherical body that is mounted on an out-flared base.  The outer edge of the base is folded under itself to form a foot that resists damage because of the added strength.  The underside of the bowl, within the flared base, has a pontil mark.

The outside of the bowl has gilt decoration of a "guilloche," a kind of braid or chain that was used in various decorative arts and architecture.  It incorporates a rectangular panel with the phrases “Peace and Plenty" and "Love and Liberty,” which were especially popular in the mid 1810s.