Bowl
about 1700
Object PlacePlymouth, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniqueMaple burl
Dimensions7.62 x 22.86 x 21.59 cm (3 x 9 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit LineDecorative Arts Special Fund
Accession number66.886
On View
On viewClassificationsWood Carvings / Turnings
Collections
This large bowl was turned from a burl, the dense, irregular outgrowth of a tree, often used for making highly figured decorative veneers and utensils.
about 1700–20
1989
1989
1806–10
about 1500–25, with later alterations
1870–85
about 1870–1880