Bowl, Covered

Description

Porcelain footed bowl (a) with a lid (b) decorated in a cobalt transfer-printed design. The bowl's foot and interior and exterior edges of the lip have a border of alternating groups of convex lines. From the exterior lip's border hang two baskets on each side with two large floral branches extending out of the baskets. In between each basket set is a small bouquet tied with a bow. Separating these sequences are handles, opposite one another. The handles have a tripartite shape with scrolls on the ends with a ridged disk at the center. Just the scroll ends attach to the bowl with acanthus-like molded decoration, which is outlined in cobalt. The lid rests on top of the bowl and has an interior lip to keep the lip from sliding off. The edge of the lid and its center are outlined with the same alternating border as is on the bowl. In between these two borders are three hanging baskets with floral branches, one of which has two small bouquets tied with a bow at the base, on either side. The lid is domed with a pull on top. The base of the pull is outlined in cobalt. The pull has a small stem and increases in size and is ridged. The ridges are dotted at top with cobalt. The pull then becomes conical in shape and is colored cobalt at the tip.