Bow Porcelain Factory Tankard, East London, 1750-55. Of bell shape, applied on the front with a large prunus branch with smaller branches to either side of the handle, the handle molded with stepped oval disk thumb and finger rests.This lot is accompanied by the exhibition catalog "Unearthing New England's Past: The Ceramic Evidence."H: 6 in., W: 4.375 in., D: 6.25 in.Provenance: The collection of Jessie Hayden Rablin (Mrs. Richard Loring Rablin), Antrim, New Hampshire.Literature: "Unearthing New England's Past: The Ceramic Evidence," Scottish Rite Masonic Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts, 1984, p. 23, n. 28.Exhibited: "Unearthing New England's Past: The Ceramic Evidence," Scottish Rite Masonic Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, Massachusetts. The exhibitions were held at the Museum of Our National Heritage, January 29, 1984-January 13, 1985; Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford, Connecticut, February 27, 1985-August 10, 1985; and New Hampshire Historical Society, Concord, New Hampshire, September 19, 1985-January 18, 1986.

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6 x 4.375 x 6.25 in