Basin [realia]. 1880 circa.

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Basin [realia]. 1880 circa.

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Knowles, Taylor and Knowles basin is part of an ironstone toilet set made in East Liverpool, Ohio, around 1880. The exterior of the basin has vertical fluting with Romanesque curves at the top of each flute. The interior of the bowl has gold trim and a broad blue band along the top rim. There are three white calla lilies with green leaves around the rim on the blue band. Part of the interior surface is not glazed. There is a back stamp on the bottom of the basin in a cable shape along with the words "IRON STONE CHINA / KNOWLES TAYLOR / AND / KNOWLES."

1 item : blue, white, gold, green ; 37 cm x 13 cm x 11 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7519618

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Knowles, Taylor & Knowles (East Liverpool, Ohio)

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Knowles, Taylor & Knowles was founded by Isaac Knowles and Isaac Harvey in 1854 in East Liverpool, Ohio. The partners produced Rockingham and yellow queensware. In 1870, Knowles brought son Homer Knowles and son-in-law John Taylor into the firm and produced whiteware, yellowware and ironstone pieces. The pottery was helmed by various sons and family members until joining the American Chinaware Corporation in 1929. After only two years this combined company went into receivership and Knowles,...