Centerpiece (Sweetmeat or pickle stand)

Museum Object Number 2018.0004

Object Name

Centerpiece (Sweetmeat or pickle stand)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase with funds provided by the estate of Doris and Stanley Tananbaum

Creator (Role)

Bow Porcelain Factory

Date of Birth

c. 1747

Date of Death

c. 1776

Place of Origin

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

1755-1765

Subjects

Archaeological evidence for similar (America)

Materials

Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

Techniques

Molded

Dimensions (inches)

16 (H)

Dimensions (centimeters)

40.64 (H)

Measurement Notes

H: as per dealer

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Web Site] Hood, Suzanne Findlen. 2017 Williamsburg, Virginia. Chipstone Foundation 2021 http://www.chipstone.org/article.php/784/Ceramics-in-America-2017/Williamsburg,-Virginia
• Fragment of Bow porcelain shell sweatmeat dish excavated from William Prentis House, Williamsburg, VA: Ceramics in America Journal 2017, fig.27
[Article] Jellicoe, Roderick & Hunter, Robert. 2007 English Porcelain in America: Evidence from Williamsburg. Ceramics in America. 165-84.
• Fragment of Bow porcelain shell pickel dish excavated at Williamsburg, VA: pp. 171-73, fig. 10, c. 1760-65, shown adjacent to intact example (fig. 11). Blue and white decorated.
[Book] Karmason, Marilyn G. & Stacke, Joan B. 1980 Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey.
• (Later) majolica oyster stand of somewhat similar form: p. 45, Minton & Co. polychrome majolica stand featuring four tiers of shells topped by eel(?), c. 1856