Description:
In the early 19th century owning and displaying a delicately potted and handsomely decorated English tea set was an ideal many Americans could now afford. This yellow-glazed tea service with transfer-printed maternal domestic scenes exemplifies the type of status symbol with classical overtones that graced many American parlors. The sweetly portrayed scenes of mother and child are typical of numerous prints inspired by Adam Buck's drawings. Thrown waste bowl; curved sides; the bowl sits upon a stout, cove-shaped foot; covered entirely with yellow glaze; decorated with overglaze red enamel; red painted bands on the rim of the waste bowl and on the bottom edge of the foot; the interior of the bowl possesses a single red band located at mid section; the sides of the bowl contain two transfer printed scenes; one side depicts a lady seated on a Grecian-style sofa assisting a child; the reverse depicts a lady reclining on a Grecian-style sofa; a child sits on the opposite end of the same sofa holding a bow and arrow; Condition: some areas of crazing on the glaze; areas of staining throughout; hairline crack on the side of the bowl

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