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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Punch Bowl with Peacocks |
| Library | Nantucket Historical Association |
| Date | c. 1740-1770 |
| Description | Porcelain decorated in underglaze blue and brown with overglaze enamels of crimson, yellow, orange, white, and greens, with gilding. A pair of gilded peacocks frolic among richly enameled branches of chrysanthemum, prunus, and bamboo. |
| Document Type | Object |
| Theme(s) | Trade and Commerce; Arts and Artefacts |
| Keywords | porcelain, export, enamel, flowers, flora and fauna, bowl, export, birds |
| Countries | USA; China |
| Ships | Topaz |
| Additional Information | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from From Brant Point to the Boca Tigris: Nantucket and the China Trade by Michael A Jehle, Nantucket Historical Association, 1994. |
| Copyright | Nantucket Historical Association |
