Beautiful large and shallow Woodlands hewn bowl—not turned. Bowl relates to a series of bowls in chapter eight of my my book. Many Woodlands bowls from New England and the Hudson River Valley area were round. When raking the light over the exterior one can see subtle rasp marks used in the hewing of the bowl (no lathe marks).
Condition: Excellent maintaining its original historic patination. Mouse chew to side of rim as shown (I like these things, some don't, but it's there). Small painted fill to interior bottom - does not go through to the bottom.