Lowestoft Waste Bowl c.1785-90

An attractively decorated waste bowl manufactured at the Lowestoft factory towards the end of the eighteenth century.

The pattern shows a two story pagoda type house with a fenced garden. The garden is decorated with small dots, as though depicting a field sown with crops.

The Lowestoft Porcelain Factory was one of the early English producers of porcelain, making a soft-paste phosphatic body similar to that of the Bow factory in East London.

It was located on Crown Street (then Bell Lane) in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England and was active from 1757 to 1802.   

It's main production was that of  "useful wares" such as pots, teapots, and jugs, with shapes copied from silverwork or from Bow and Worcester porcelain. 

The factory was built on the site of an existing pottery or brick kiln.  It was later used as a brewery and malt kiln.  Sadly most of its remaining buildings were demolished in 1955.

Maker's marks:
None

Dimensions:
146mm diameter at the rim and 67mm tall

Weight:
263g

Age:
265 years

Condition:
Very good antique condition:  One fine age related hairline 35mm long visible only on the inside of the bowl at about 11 o'clock (see pictures).  The bowl still has a ring when tapped.  The glaze on the inside is warn and is a little matt. A tiny flea bite to the top rim.  

Maker:
Lowestoft