Tea bowl
The bowl is complete; it has a crack. It is circular in shape. The wall is flared at the top, the rim is straight and the top is plain. The wall curves at the base towards the sock, which is flat. The bowl rests on a straight, ring-shaped foot, the base of which is unglazed. The bottom is recessed and flat. There are linear markings on the inner base. The body is dark pink and the glaze is bluish-white; the decoration is hand-painted in blue underglaze. It is scenic and vegetal. It is visible on both the inner and outer walls. The decoration under the inner rim consists of a double ring, and the decoration on the inner base consists of a four-leaf with stem in a ring. The decoration on the outer wall is set between two double fillets. The main decoration consists of a fence mounted on a terrace; trifoliate plant ensembles adorn its ends, with a branch and a tree. The secondary decoration consists of a leafy, flowering stem.
- Accession Number 2018.10.823
- Date 1760 c
- Materials ceramic, white earthenware
- Measurements 4,9 x 7,942 cm
- Accession Number 2018.10.823
- Date 1760 c
- Materials ceramic, white earthenware
- Measurements 4,9 x 7,942 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.0823
Photo by René Bouchard
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