Oval stand

Date1850-1930

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed, with green

DimensionsOverall: 6 3/8in. (16.2cm)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Harry H. Coon

Object number2005-149

DescriptionThickly potted oval dish press-molded to resemble the leaves and florets of a cauliflower. Ornamented with four green-glazed leaves surrounded by white florets on the ridged rim.
Label TextNaturalism was an important theme echoed in the decorative arts of the mid-eighteenth century, which was again revived during the late nineteenth century. There was a continuing fascination with nature, which was reflected in the types of ceramic wares produced throughout England. During the second half of the nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries Staffordshire potters revived eighteenth-century naturalistic designs like tea wares intended to mimic the look of cauliflower. This oval stand was intended to be part of this type of tea service, but unlike the earlier examples it is made of a thick yellow ware fabric rather than the much thinner creamware used during the eighteenth century.
ProvenanceHarry H. Coon Collection
Purchased from David Newbon, London, England