Ale Bowl
- Date 1800
- Place of Origin Sogn, Norway
- Creator Unknown
Hand carved wooden bowl with curved snakes forming the two handles. All carved from a single piece of wood. Dark, worn, painted floral design in center. Date of 1800 is date of bowl decoration. Bowl itself may be earlier.
Inscription: Anders Christensen Qvatem(?) 1800
- Materials Wood
- Dimensions height: 8.25 inches; width: 14 inches; depth: 8.25 inches
- Identifier / Source 1988.083.001 - Gift of Clarence Engwall and the Rochester Friends of Vesterheim