Treen bowl
Category
Wooden objects
Date
1759
Materials
Wood
Measurements
255 x 360 mm
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 959683
Summary
Sycamore treen twin-handled bowl with inscribed rim, with a ladle and round-linked treen chain attached, made by Thomas Peirse in 1759. Acquired as a curiosity by Charles Winn in the 19th Century. It is described in the Library in 1885 (`Picturesque Views'), as `an old punch bowl kept here amongst other curios...it is a large wooden bowl and to it are attached by chains about a yard long 2 ladles'.
Marks and inscriptions
Thomas Peirse Esqr Peirseburg 1759