Shallow hand-carved, trencher-like vessel

Dough Bowl

Cool Springs, St. Clair County, Alabama

19th century

  • Titles Dough Bowl (Descriptive)
  • Medium wood
  • Dimensions 4 x 14 1/2 x 22 in. (10.2 x 36.8 x 55.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Phyllis Lee Vander Velde in memory of Ruth Teaver Thomas, granddaughter of Elcy Alford Moor, 2006.1
  • Work Type dough bowl
  • Classification Containers

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