Pickle Dish

Date1756-1760

Maker Bow Porcelain Manufactory (1749-1776)

MediumPorcelain, soft-paste with blue

DimensionsOverall: 3 11/16in. (9.4cm)

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 number2006-53

DescriptionSmall leaf-shaped dish with naturalistically molded veining on underside of body. Upper surface of dish boldly painted in underglaze blue with a feather border and floral sprays.
Label TextBow is one of the factories represented among the archaeological shards of English porcelain excavated in Williamsburg. This pickle dish is an early example of a form that was popular during the middle of the eighteenth century. Pickle leaves were filled with savory pickles during first or second course of dinner or could contain sweetmeats and be incorporated into the dessert service.
ProvenancePurchased from Jill Fenichell, Brooklyn, New York. Formerly in the collection of Bella Kleinman (1921-2003). Kleinman lived in New York City and collected Japanese prints and 18th-century English porcelain.