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Dish 2016-141
Dish
Dish 2016-141

Dish

Date1824-1829
Attributed to Ralph Clews
Attributed to James Clews
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)
DimensionsOL: 18" x OW: 13 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, C. Thomas Hamlin III Fund
Object number2016-141
DescriptionLead-glazed earthenware dish with a pearl white glaze, often referred to as pearlware. The dish is ornamented with an elaborate blue shell-edge border, four groups of raised, molded flowers, one in the center of each side and four raised, molded American eagles on the corners. The eagles adapted from the Great Seal.