Casgliadau Arlein

Punch-bowl, yellowish creamware, standing on a straight-sided tapering foot-rim, rounded curving sides; painted in underglaze blue with to the centre of the well a spreading spray of naturalistic ribbon-tied flowers and foliage surrounded by scattred foliate sprigs and an insect, around the interior sides of the bowl a stylized wreath of foliage, to the exterior sides of the bowl scattered foliate sprigs and an insect, and a frieze of ogee waved lines interspersed with flower heads, feathered blue border to the interior and exterior rim. Several cracks to one side of the bowl.