Bowl or basin

1845-1875

Measurements

4-5/8 in x 10-5/8 in (dia)

Materials

Mottled brown lead glaze on yellow earthenware (Rockinghamware)

Credit Line

Historic Odessa Foundation, anonymous gift

Accession Number

2020.50

Condition Notes

The bowl has a single small chip along the outer part of the rim.  Craquelure can be seen in the glaze on the inside and outside surfaces.

Comments

This large bowl with a thick rim and high foot was likely intended for washing, thus properly called a basin.  It might also have been used in food preparation or possibly food service.  It has a boldly mottled glaze on the inside and outside.  That on the outside stops as it reached the foot.  The underside of the bottom has no brown.