Sweetmeat dish
Date1745-1749
Artist/Maker
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
1745-1769
OriginEngland, Chelsea
MediumSoft-paste porcelain
DimensionsH: 3 1/8"; W: 5 5/8" X 6"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1962-69
DescriptionWhite dish composed of three shells, each on separate open rockwork base with applied shells and coral, and all connected in the center with rockwork and coral to form a handle. Unmarked.Label TextThis rare example incorporates three of the familiar shell salts, attached with seaweed and shell and with a piece of coral forming the finial or handle. Among the few surviving dishes of this shape is one in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.Inscription(s)NoneMark(s)NoneProvenanceEx coll: M.G. Kaufman
