Sweetmeat dish or pickle shell
Dateca. 1760
MediumEarthenware, tin-glazed (delft)
DimensionsW: 3 7/8"; L: 3 3/8"; H: 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1964-5
DescriptionShallow molded dish in the shape of a scallop shell with three stilt feet; shell ribs visible on underside. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue with a Chinese landscape and a pagoda.Label TextShell-shaped sweetmeat dishes were produced in English porcelain, tortoiseshell, earthenware, and white salt-glazed stoneware. A pair of dishes identical in size, form, and color is in the Colonial Williamsburg collection (accession 1963-132, 1-2).
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJoseph Vizcarra, Lombard, IL
ca. 1760
1750-1770
ca. 1760
ca. 1790
ca. 1740
ca. 1760
ca. 1760
1753-1760
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ca. 1760