Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Red & Black Plaid, 2 ¾", c. 1860–1890 Military alongside rotating topics including embroidery

alongside rotating topics including embroidery

similar to lawn bowling

finished in a warm butterscotch caramel crackle glaze

Published exclusively for the Interstate Company and sold to travelers enroute on trains of the Florida Coast Railway

adding a refined shimmer that enhances their display presence

Antique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball – Red & Black Plaid, 2 ¾", c. 1860–1890 Military alongside rotating topics including embroideryAntique Victorian Stoneware Carpet Ball Red & Black Plaid Design A genuine 19th century Victorian stoneware carpet ball, hand decorated in a classic red and black 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