ENGLISH DELFTWARE BLUE AND WHITE WASHBASIN CIRCA 1720-30

Probably Bristol, painted in the interior with a leafy flower spray and an insect.

There is an extended haircrack running down the side of the bowl and forking into two directions in the cavetto area. There is some overall scratching to the enamels in the interior, consistent with use and some typical minor abrasions and chipping to the glaze along the rim edge.
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A blue and white washbasin attributed as 'probably Bristol' and similarly painted around the sides with geometric designs is illustrated in John C. Austin, British Delft at Williamsburg, p. 239, cat. no. 580, where the author suggests that these bowls, distinguished from others by their lack of decoration on the exterior, were probably used in washstands.