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Oval dish

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1800-1820

GUSN

GUSN-46596

Description

Oval pearlware dish. Blue molded feather edge rim. Inner blue hand-painted chain with oval motifs.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dishes (vessels)
plates (dishes)
earthenware
pearlware
hand-painted
molding (forming)
Dish, Serving
Dish, Serving

Inscription

"WEDGWOOD / B" (Maker / Tally mark)

Maker

Josiah Wedgwood & Sons (Maker)

Location of Origin

England; Burslem, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

3/4 x 8 x 6 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Byron Dexter

Accession Number

1962.41

Places

Etruria (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)

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