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English Delft Bowl

Large English Delft Pottery Bowl. Blue decorations in the Oriental manner - light gray background.

Object number: 1976.1.1

Dimensions: 10 1/4” W x 4 1/2” H

Given in memory of Miss Sally Dortch

Estimated age: last quarter of 18th century, circa 1775.



What visitors say

Thank you so much for leading us on a guided tour of the Joel Lane House! I had no idea that the kitchen was separate from the main house, and how different the two are. I had always assumed that the most dangerous job for a slave was in the fields, but your expertise showed me that the kitchen (because of the heat and potential for fire) was actually the most dangerous for a slave woman…

Maggie