Blue Painted
Little Beehive Bowl

Northeast, ca. 1790-1820.

Original blue paint on maple. Slow-lathe turned in that classic period form, featuring a round bowl with stepped levels and a distinctive foot and rim, the turning block chisled off underneath. Widely spaced lathe-tooling marks readily visible.

Strong shrinkage across the grain such that the bowl now presents almost as an oval, with the diameter ranging markedly from 8 ¼ to 7 ½, a full three-quarter inch shrinkage. Height about 2 inches.