Description:

This bowl has a ‘pontil’ mark on the base. A glass vessel was held on an iron pontil rod whilst it was being finished. This process left a rough mark where the vessel was snapped off the rod. Often this would be smoothed out, but on this bowl it has been left visible.

Whilst this bowl was on the pontil rod a craftsman may have used pincers to draw out the lobed design. Then a thread of glass was trailed onto the base to give a foot-ring.

Glass
Height: 6.0 cm, diameter: 25.0 cm

Chinese Description:

玻璃碗 中国，清朝，约1700-1735 这只玻璃碗的底部留下铁桿印，大抵是制作过程，工匠用铁桿固定碗胎所印下的。固定碗胎后，工匠即用钳子拉出花口饰边，再将碗底切离铁桿，故而留下粗糙的印记。 玻璃

Creator: Unknown

Date: About 1700-1735, Qing dynasty

Copyright: Bristol Museums, Galleries & Archives

Object ID:N4790