This earthenware wash bowl is No. 12 in the Arman's numbering system. 13 of the original 15 states' names are used in the design on this bowl.  All 15 names generally appear on large pieces, such as platters. The second image, seen below, shows the outside of the bowl.  This bowl would usually have a pitcher as its mate, on which a different view in the series would normally be printed.The central pattern on this example is taken from the source print shown below.   Prior to discovery of the source prints that Clews used for these patterns, researchers David and Linda Arman endeavored to provide descriptive names for them.  The Armans named this scene Mansion, small Boat with Flag in Foreground.

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