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Object Name
Bowl
Object Number
2014-13-4
Description
Small redware bowl. Bowl decorated in a grey glaze with painted decoration on interior. Inside of bowl ha an orange stripe around the rim, with a second orange stripe below. Center of interior decorated with a brown, yellow, and green pinwheel type design.
Provenance
Used by generations of the Farnham family in the kitchen of their farmhouse in Morris, Connecticut. Morris was settled in the 1720s and organized as the South Farms parish of Litchfield in 1767. It was incorporated as a separate town in 1859 and named for James Morris (1752-1820), a Revolutionary War soldier who opened an academy in town in 1790. The Farnham Farm has been in the family since 1735.
Category
Tools and Equipment for Materials
Dimensions
Diameter 6"
Materials
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Bowl