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Dish

Dateca. 1790

OriginEngland, Staffordshire or Yorkshire

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware)

DimensionsOH: 2 1/4"; OL: 14 3/4"; OW: 11 1/2".

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, C. Thomas Hamlin III Fund

Object number2022-20

DescriptionLead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) oblong dish or breadbasket with molded handles representing grape vines; the face of the dish molded with grape leaves, sheep, shepherds’ crooks, shepherds and women harvesting grapes, baskets of grapes, dogs, orange trees with putti resting in the branches, stars, birds, and a sun and moon with faces; the entire object meticulously painted in high-temperature colors; the interior rim of the object painted with a blue edge.