Polychrome Enamel Tea Bowl by Seth Pennington (1770)
A tea bowl attributed to Seth Pennington of Liverpool, circa 1770 in polychrome enamel colours illustrating the 'Chinese lady with servant pattern beneath a delicate iron red rim border, height 1.38 in.
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Polychrome - Made or finished in many colours. For furniture, it is used to indicated a painted finish.
- Attributed - A cataloguing term where the item in the opinion of the cataloguers, is a of the period of the artist, craftsman or designer, and which probably in whole or part is the work of that person.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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Chinese ceramics, item type
- bowls and dishes, other 1,993
- tea bowls 244
