Ceramics
Bow Porcelain Factory
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1755-1765
Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze
Molded
2018.0004
Object Number2018.0004 |
Centerpiece (Sweetmeat or pickle stand)
Ceramics
Museum purchase with funds provided by the estate of Doris and Stanley Tananbaum
Bow Porcelain Factory
c. 1747-c. 1776
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
1755-1765
Archaeological evidence for similar (America)
Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze
Molded
16 (H)
40.64 (H)
H: as per dealer
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[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