Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bowl
Object Number:
Z.2014
Date:
1790-1820
Medium:
Earthenware
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 10 in. ( 12.7 x 25.4 cm )
Marks:
written on Nadelman collection label on underside of bowl: "225 / Eng"
Description:
Molded creamware (mochaware) bowl banded with wide brown and narrow dark brown slip around mid section over which blue/dark brown/white slip has been blended in a spiral pattern ("cabled"); exterior of rim has a raised diaper and is tinted green; interior and foot left white.
Gallery Label:
This type of earthenware, known to collectors as mochaware, is made to resemble Mocha stone (moss agate) - a milky-colored stone with moss-like markings in green and reddish-brown. It was first produced in England in the 1780s and make throughout the 19th century, mainly for taverns and humble homes.
Credit Line:
Purchased from Elie Nadelman, 1937
Provenance:
The Folk Art Collection of Elie Nadelman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
