Sunderland c. 1860s Odd Fellows Transferware Bowl Helen Malta drawing Based on several other watercolors

Based on several other watercolors by the same artist

hexagonal for an extra good grip

4 1/2" across at handles

Good vintage condition but I'd guess he was carved some time ago--there is a bit of aging and darkening to wood around the edges and in a few other spots

10 7/8" tall x 4 1/16" wide and deep

Sunderland c. 1860s Odd Fellows Transferware Bowl Helen Malta drawing Based on several other watercolorsI love antique Sunderland transferware pieces with verses on them, and while the transfer on this one wasn't very carefully done, I rather love it for that reason, including for the fact that the verse itself speaks to having empathy and forgiving faults! ("Teach me to feel another's woe To hide the fault I see That mercy I to others show That mercy show to me.") On the opposite side, an image of an Independent Order of Odd Fellows all seeing eye,