Shell-shaped Sweetmeat Dish
Date1755-1760
Maker
Worcester Porcelain Manufactory
OriginEngland, Worcester
MediumSoft-paste porcelain with blue
DimensionsOverall: 4 7/8in. (12.4cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Wesley and Elise H. Wright in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Hofheimer II and in honor of John C. Austin
Object number2006-49
DescriptionScallop-shell shaped dish painted in the upper surface in underglaze blue with peonies and other flowers beside a rock with a bird perched on it.Mark(s)Painted workman's mark in underglaze blue on baseProvenanceJill Fenichell, Brooklyn, New York
