Dish

Date1669

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsDIAM: 4 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1964-446

DescriptionSmall eight-lobed fluted dish with scalloped rim. White tin glaze decorated in bright blue with a fern frond on each lobe and in the center the inscription "MF 1669." Solid blue rim.
Label TextThis piece could be an early form of a sweetmeat dish. With its initials and date, the dish may have been a presentation piece intended for display. Shards of large dishes with this decoration have been excavated at Jamestown.
Inscribed"MF / 1669"
MarkingsNone

ProvenanceF. H. Garner
Tilley & Co., London