Basket

Dateca. 1760

MediumWhite salt-glazed stoneware

DimensionsOH: 3 3/4"; L: 13"; W: 9 5/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1947-156

DescriptionBasket; Large white salt-glazed press molded basket with flaring undulating walls decorated with vertical relief panels on exterior. Alternating panels are of scrolled leaf patterns and are hand pierced. Other panels are symetrical in design and contain vertically oriented "mirror image" leaf motifs. The rim of the dish is shaped in alternating narrow and wide scallops above and molded "milled" border. Each panel is separtated by simple veritcal frames which form the base of the frames on the scrolled lead panels. The "mirror image" panels have milled bases.