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Vegetable dish

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Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

ca. 1850

GUSN

GUSN-24859

Description

Molded white clay body w/ blue pearled glaze. "Flow blue" transfer printed decoration in pattern called "Schinde" featuring coral-like floral branches, daisy blossoms and oriental garden scenes. Vegetable dish (bowl only). Identical to .1. Octagonal body w/ conforming foot. Molded rim. Dish w/ molded leafy hand grips.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vegetable dishes
ironstone (pottery)
flow blue (ceramic glaze)
Ironstone
Scinde
Flow blue
DISH, VEGETABLE

Inscription

See description.

Associated Building

Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),

Maker

Alcock, John & George (Maker)

Location of Origin

Cobridge, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

3.938 x 13.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman

Accession Number

1985.160.2

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