Triple-Shell Sweetmeat Dish
Dateca.1755
Maker
Bow Porcelain Manufactory
(1749-1776)
OriginEngland, London
MediumPorcelain, soft-paste with pink, green, yellow, blue, and iron-red
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/8 x 6 13/16in. (13 x 17.3cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Wesley and Elise H. Wright in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Hofheimer II and in honor of John C. Austin
Object number2006-50
DescriptionTriple-shell sweetmeat or pickle dish composed of three large, deep shells on an open-work coral and shell encrusted base, the whole surmounted by a coral mound supporting a whelk shell. Coral base and mound and smaller shells painted overglaze in famille rose enamels predominantly in shades of pink, green, blue, yellow, iron-red and gray. Interior of large shells painted overglaze with famille rose enameled floral sprays, rockwork, and a yellow tiger-like animal.ProvenanceJill Fenichell, Brooklyn, New York
ca. 1765
ca. 1755
1745-1749
1745-1749
1745-1749
ca. 1760
ca. 1755
ca. 1750
1758-1763
