Punch Bowl
CultureEnglish
Date1708
MediumEarthenware with tin glaze and enamel (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 6 5/8 × 11 5/8 inches (16.83 × 29.53 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Burnap
Object number41-23/191
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Gallery LabelPunch recipes varied considerably, but it was usually mixed by the man of the house for his male guests with liquor as the main ingredient.
Tin-glazed earthenware, or low-fired earthenware covered with a glaze mixed with tin-oxide to make it opaque, was introduced into England from the Netherlands in the last half of the 16th century. By the late 17th century, this new pottery was called delftware in England for Delft, Holland, the major center of this ware's production. Often in imitation of Chinese export blue and white porcelains, Europeans created white wares decorated with blue and polychrome designs. Another source of decoration was tin-glazed earthenware from Italy, called maiolica. Delftware was made for many levels of society in a variety of decorative and functional types.
Tin-glazed earthenware, or low-fired earthenware covered with a glaze mixed with tin-oxide to make it opaque, was introduced into England from the Netherlands in the last half of the 16th century. By the late 17th century, this new pottery was called delftware in England for Delft, Holland, the major center of this ware's production. Often in imitation of Chinese export blue and white porcelains, Europeans created white wares decorated with blue and polychrome designs. Another source of decoration was tin-glazed earthenware from Italy, called maiolica. Delftware was made for many levels of society in a variety of decorative and functional types.
Mr. Frank P. (1861-1957) and Mrs. Harriet C. (1866-1947) Burnap, Kansas City, MO by 1941;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1941.
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