Triple Shell Salt Dish

Manufacturer Bow Porcelain Works (English, 1744 - 1776)

CultureEnglish

OriginStratford-le-Bow, London, England

PeriodGeorge II (1727-1760)

Datec.1747-50

MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels

DimensionsOverall: 5.4 x 13.7 cm (2 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)

MarkingsNone

DescriptionNaturalistically modeled as three scallop shells, encrusted with small shells and seaweed, painted in colours with scattered Kakiemon-style flowers.

Credit LineThe Radlett Collection of 18th Century English Porcelain

Object numberG05.18.2

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

Collections

Status

On view

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