Small, pearlware dish in the shape of a maple leaf. The rim of the leaf is scallop-molded and painted blue. The dish interior is hand-painted with blue lines in imitation of the veins of a leaf.
dishes (vessels)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
hand-painted
pearlware
molding (forming)
leaf (plant material)
maple (wood)
Dish, Serving
Dish, Nut
Mapleleaf
Dish, Nut
Unknown
England
1 1/4 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Byron Dexter
1962.35
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