English Pearlware Underglaze Blue Painted Punch Bowl, \painted in the House pattern, the exterior of the bowl with Chinoiserie scene of pagoda or house, fringed trees, zig zag bands, and copious dashes representing birds in the sky. Bowl interior with a border of diagonal bands and semi-circles, over stylized foliate and floral paintings with the dashes possibly representing flying insects. Unmarked. Circa 1800. Approximate dimensions: 3 5/8” H. X 8 5/8” Diameter; 4 1/2 diameter, the foot. Condition: 1” Y crack to underside, center. Some areas of heavy wear rim, including a three shallow 1/4” glaze losses and chips. The bowl interior with crazing to glazes, scarification due to stacking, shallow cut marks, and glaze flakes. 

For reference to similar examples, see Lois Roberts, “Painted in Blue, Underglaze Blue Painted Earthenwares 1775 to 1810” (Northern Ceramic Society, 2006, printed by Lois Roberts). “China White” wares were advertised contemporaneously by many factories from Staffordshire to points north, east and in Ireland and Scotland. Based on its heavy foot, this bowl appears to have been made toward the 1800-1810 period Roberts discusses.