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Sardine dish

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1850-1880

GUSN

GUSN-19281

Description

Covered sardine dish; ironstone; bottom dish w/ raised Trent (or ribbon-like) band around edge; rounded-rectangular shape w/ smaller rectangular box affixed to dish; relief molded "sardine" on cover.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dishes (vessels)
ironstone (pottery)
molding (forming)
Ironstone
Molded
DISH

Inscription

Impressed on bottom: ""6"" (?)

Associated Building

Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

3.5 x 9.25 x 6.5 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker

Accession Number

1998.1041AB

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