Reticulated Dish

Dateca. 1765

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (tortoiseshell-colored earthenware / creamware)

DimensionsOverall: 8 5/8in. (21.9cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Harry H. Coon

Object number2005-156

DescriptionStaffordshire tortoiseshell-glazed creamware reticulated dish made from a salt-glazed stoneware, mold, the scalloped and barbed rim with eight pierced wickerwork cartouches, the front splashed in gray with spots of ochre and green, and the reverse sprinkled in gray.ProvenancePurchased from David Newbon, London, England

Previously owned by Harry H. Coon of Glenview, IL