Posts tagged 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

Very Large Antique Delftware Punch Bowl, Dutch, mid 1700s

This pattern appears on five flower vases Accession #’s 1958.1058 through. 1062 in the Winterthur Museum’s collection (see last image). Measurements: 13 15/16″ diameter, 7″ height. Condition: cracks, glaze chips. According to Delftware expert Robert Aronson, large punch bowls like this are rare and were listed in Dutch price lists as “kastrom” or cupboard bowls.