Bowl

Title:

Burl Bowl

Object Name:

Bowl

Creator:

Unidentified

Date:

1500-1724

Material:

burl wood, possibly oak

Description:

Burl wood bowl with richly figured grain and deep patina. The bowl was turned on a lathe and has banded detail on the exterior. The bowl was brought to Londonderry, NH by John and Janet Moore about the year 1724. It was given to their daughter Elizabeth Moore Holmes who is said to have cherished it. In 1757, Elizabeth brough the bowl to the wedding feast of Anna Wright of Peterborough and served barley broth from the bowl during the celebration. Family legend maintained the bowl was made in the year 1500 and came from the Highlands of Scotland.

Provenance:

Janet Moore (1687-1776) and her husband John Moore (1683-1774) brought this bowl when they immigrated from Northern Ireland about 1724. They settled in Londonderry, NH and gave the bowl to their daughter Elizabeth Moore Holmes Duncan (1720/21-1795/1800). She passed it on to her son Nathaniel Holmes (1759-1832). It passed through the male line of descent to the donor, John Quimby Holmes, who donated it to the Peterborough Historical Society in 1979.

People:

Holmes, Nathaniel Dea., 1759-1832, Duncan, Elizabeth Moore Holmes, 1720/21-1795/1800, Moore, John, 1683-1774, Moore, Janet, 1687-1776

Collection Name:

Monadnock Center Museum Collection

Item Number:

1979.2.1

Accession Number:

1979.2

Type of Material:

Objects

Copyright Statement:

For information regarding copyright, permissions, and reproductions contact the Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mr. John Quimby Holmes

Participating Organization:

Monadnock Center for History and Culture at Peterborough Historical Society