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Soup Bowls
Soup Bowls
Soup Bowls

Soup Bowls

Maker
Periodca. 1810 - 1815
Place MadeEngland
MediumStone China
Dimensions1.5 × 9.63 in. (3.8 × 24.4 cm)
MarkingsAll of the bowls include the standard early Spode mark, "SPODE / Stone China." Five of the bowls also include an impressed number "2" in the center underside of the bowl. All but one of the bowls include the pattern number "2083" either in gilt paint or red glaze.
ClassificationsEarthenware
Credit LineGift of Bertha Jacqueline Alice Elliot, 2018
Object number2018.5.20-.26
DescriptionA set of 7 shallow soup bowls. The central motif includes a pair of perching pheasants amid chrysanthemums and peonies in vivid colors of pink, orange, lime green, and cobalt blue. Floral sprays ornament the wide rims. A narrow cobalt and gilt band encircles the bowl edge and a narrow brown glazed line runs along the bowl lip.
Curatorial RemarksSpode is an English brand of pottery produced by the company of the same name, and based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Spode was founded by Josiah Spode (1733–1797) in 1770. Josiah was recognized for mastering the art of transfer printing in underglaze blue on fine earthenware. In 1813, his son Josiah Spode II perfected a stoneware he called "Stone-China," which more closely resembled Oriental porcelain than any of its predecessors.
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