ca. 1870-1890
GUSN-179745
Majolica ceramic A) Box with B) Lid, with colorful molded decorations of leaves and fish. Box is rectangular shape with shallow foot and slight rim. Bottom with tortoise shell pattern. Sides with band of green stylized leaves on a cobalt blue ground. Gold stylized rope around rim. Rectangular lid with three natural looking grayish blue fishes on top, forming handle, all on a ground of green leaves with blue and yellow border. Interior painted light blue.
boxes (containers)
earthenware
molding (forming)
industrial majolica
Box
"[Mostly illegible- 2? stamps, one oval, one possibly 'H' or 'N']" (stamped)
"1805/3" (handwritten)
Unknown
England
5 x 5 1/2 x 5 (HxWxD) (inches)
Bequest of Eleanor Fayerweather
1993.618AB
Possibly England (United Kingdom) [country]
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