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Vegetable Dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1840-1860

GUSN

GUSN-3317

Description

A deep squared form with rounded corners and molded tab handles on two sides- the rim is flared and dished for a cover. It is transfer decorated on the face with the blue "willow" pattern with trellis, scale work and floral medallions at border and a diaper pattern at the handles, the exterior sides are decorated with willow pattern vignettes. Also a round cornered square of a foot ring.

Details

Descriptive Terms

vegetable dishes
molding (forming)
pearlware
transfer printing
willow (wood)
Pearlware
Molded
Transfer Printed
Willow
Wedgwood
DISH, VEGETABLE

Inscription

Impressed into the bottom is: Wedgewood & Co. LTD. And: 32 . And: 11/26 . Transfer printed on the bottom, along with the design of a crown is: WEDGEWOOD & CO. LTD./ENGLAND .

Pattern

Willow

Associated Building

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

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

2.5 x 8.625 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1103

Related Items

Title Vegetable Dish Cover Accession Number 1991.1105

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