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Vegetable Dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1860-1900

GUSN

GUSN-11400

Description

Of squared form with rounded corners, the dish has a conforming decoration, with molded tab handles. The diaper is printed to correspond to the knop. The exterior of the dish is printed with "willow" scenes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vegetable dishes
molding (forming)
pearlware
transfer printing
willow (wood)
Pearlware
Transfer Printed
Molded
Willow
Dish, Vegetable

Inscription

Transfer printed on the bottom is: Britannia Pottery Co. Ltn. Glasgow/MADE IN GREAT BRITIAN.

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Britannia Pottery Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Glasgow, Scotland

Dimensions

6 x 10.5 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1102B

Related Items

Title Vegetable Dish Cover Accession Number 1991.1102A

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