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2021-166, Dish
Shell-shaped Dish
2021-166, Dish

Shell-shaped Dish

Dateca. 1700
MediumHard-paste porcelain
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 6 7/8 × 6 3/8in. (3.8 × 17.5 × 16.2cm)
Credit LineGift of Kay Justice Ridinger in memory and honor of Charles W. Ridinger III
Object number2021-166
DescriptionMolded scalloped shell-shaped dish painted in underglaze blue, iron red, and gold. The center of the ribbed reverse of the dish is unglazed.
Label TextMost likely used for serving sweetmeats, this dish copies silver shell-shaped dishes of the 17th and early 18th centuries.