2018.0004 Centerpiece, view 1
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Centerpiece (Sweetmeat or pickle stand)

  • Category:

    Ceramics

  • Creator (Role):

    Bow Porcelain Factory

  • Place of Origin:

    London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

  • Date:

    1755-1765

  • Materials:

    Porcelain (soft-paste); Lead glaze

  • Techniques:

    Molded

  • Museum Object Number:

    2018.0004


  • Complete Details



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
c. 1747-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