Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Green Plaid Crossband, 3", c. 1860–1890 Artificial Food the rectangular tray features a

the rectangular tray features a hand-piped slip decoration in warm yellow and green over a deep blue glaze

many late 19th-century examples were created as decorative art pieces prized for their romantic floral motifs

and decorative objects associated with the American art pottery movement

HB from 1918 to 1942

which flourished from the 1870s to the 1950s

Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Green Plaid Crossband, 3", c. 1860–1890 Artificial Food the rectangular tray features aAntique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball Green Plaid Crossband Design A genuine 19th century Victorian stoneware carpet ball, hand decorated in a classic green plaid crossband pattern, one of the more desirable and less commonly found designs among early examples. Carpet balls (also called carpet bowls or parlor bowls) were used in the indoor game of Parlour Bowl, a popular parlor pastime in Scotland, England, and later America during the mid to late