A) Molded circular domed lid with finial; B) recessed pierces strainer; C) wide-mouthed molded bowl form; foot ring; white clay body with underglaze green transfer print; "Utica" pattern; alternating stripes of carnations and stylized leaves with geometric and floral border; cartouche border at lip.
soap dishes
earthenware
ironstone (pottery)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
vitrification
transfer printing
underglazing
floral patterns
flowers (plants)
leaf (plant material)
foliation (pattern)
leaf (metal)
Ironstone
Earthenware
Semi-Vitrified
Utica
Transfer Printed
Underglazed
Carnation
Leaf
DISH, SOAP
Printed mark: ""Minton""
Utica
Original to Sayward-Wheeler House (York Harbor, Me.),
1977.723.6ABC
Minton (Maker)
Stoke-on-Trent, England, Staffordshire; England
Gift of the heirs of Elizabeth Cheever Wheeler
1977.723.6A-C
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