Dish

Date1755-1760

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsOH: 1 1/2"
OD: 9 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1964-66

DescriptionDish, of essentially round disposition and gently flaring outward. The edge modeled as a series of overlapping grape leaves with proud stem ends, constituting the irregular border of the dish. The foot ring triangular. The cool gray glaze with faint orange peel texture and black flecks. Parts of the underside of the dish with curious yellow toning. The decoration in over glaze polychrome enamels. The edges of the leaves picked out in two colors of green, with the stems and larger veins in magenta. The center of the dish with a large pink rose with associated stem and leaves and a few smaller flowers in blue and yellow behind.Inscription(s)noMark(s)noProvenanceEx Coll: Frances Dickson
with Sotheby's 12 May 1964, lot 148
with Tilley & Co., London