An Early 19thC Rivet Repaired Dairy Bowl c.1830

Origin: English
Period: William IV
Provenance: Unknown
Date: c.1830-40
Diameter: 9”
Height: 4.75”

The wonderful treen bowl, in beech, having a residual dark stain, groove turned rim banding and a lovingly executed blacksmith sheet metal patch repair to two areas to mend cracks, the whole with a lovely deep patination and surviving from the second quarter of the nineteenth century.

The condition of the plate is purely perfection in imperfection. Someone who was desperate to keep it in tact and in the family for years to come has lovingly repaired it. It has a lovely colour and is of a good useable size.

Many bowls of this type were food or dairy bowls and the marks and signs of use are an honest reflection of their daily use over the years and if used for soups or broths, for instance their colour becomes naturally darker. When the bowl is ‘dug out’ it simply means it was carved out from one piece of wood.

The great care that was taken over the repair of this wooden bowl to extend its life, suggests that such items were not actually that common and that it was highly valued.

A heartwarming sentimental object.