Oval Dish

Date1765-1775

MediumEarthenware, lead-glazed (creamware) with black transfer-print

DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 12in. (3.8 x 24.1 x 30.5cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2005-266

DescriptionOval creamware dish with narrow foot ring, depressed oval center, paneled sides, and feather-molded edge. Transfer-printed over the glaze in black in center of dish and around rim with vignettes of fancy birds in the style of Sadler and Green (so-called Liverpool Birds pattern).
ProvenancePreviously owned by Mark N. Semmes of Chantilly, VA