Wheel thrown buff colored with overall bright green mineral glaze with high gloss finish. Deep bowl with scalloped edges. Circular foot ring. Incised leaf-type "veins" radiating from interior bottom.
bowls (vessels)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
incising
tin (metal)
maiolica
Earthenware
Majolica
Tin Glazed
Incised
BOWL
Impressed: [mark with Oriental characters]
Original to Hamilton House (South Berwick, Me.),
Unknown
Japan
2.625 (W), 6.625 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Elizabeth R. Vaughan
1949.623
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