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Centerpiece (Sweetmeat or pickle stand)
Bow Porcelain Factory
1755-1765
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Bow Porcelain Factory
Place of Origin
London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Porcelain (soft-paste)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
2018.0004
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the estate of Doris and Stanley Tananbaum
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Object Number
2018.0004
Object Name
Centerpiece (Sweetmeat or pickle stand)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Bow Porcelain Factory
Place of Origin
London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1755-1765
Subject(s)
- 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
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.27Article: 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