Slop bowl with bird design
Manufacturer
Minton
(English, founded 1793)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Datec.1796-1816
MediumBone china, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 8.6 x 15 cm (3 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)
MarkingsSeuves mark in blue enamel
DescriptionSlop bowl has convex curving sides to base, decorated with "dishevelled birds" and insects over the white body. One bird appear as to be a peacock and the other a sand crane but they are not ornothologically correct. It has a gilt rim and base ring.
Credit LineGift of N. Robert Cumming
Object numberG91.3.57
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.1a-b
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1725-30
Object number: G12.17.2a-b
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1796-1816
Object number: G91.3.42.1-2
