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Dish

Date1754-1756

Maker Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory 1745-1769

OriginEngland, London

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsOH: 1 7/8"; OL: 9 3/4"; OW: 7 7/8"

Credit LineGift of Lois Wagner

Object number2026-142

DescriptionDish: loosely ruffled oval shaped dish with foot ring, molded with grape leaves and clusters on tendril-ended vines painted in green, yellow, blue, purple, and brown. The well decorated with a central flower spray surrounded by small sprigs all in yellow, orange, purple, pink, green, and black.Mark(s)A red anchor painted within the foot ring.ProvenanceIn 2026, given by the donor to the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, Virginia) where it remains to the present.