Shell sweetmeat dish
Manufacturer
Bow Porcelain Works
(English, 1744 - 1776)
CultureEnglish
Datec.1746
MediumPhosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamels
DimensionsOverall: 14.5 × 19.5 × 16 cm (5 11/16 × 7 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionVery rare Bow shell sweetmeat dish, the graceful dep scallop shell painted on the interior with sprigs and sprays of kakiemon flowers and grasses, in tones of yellow and red, together with some slight sprigs of green, supported on three large conch shaped shells applied in between with further smaller shells, including cockles, whelks and other specimens, at the front sits a live small crab waving its pincers.
Credit LineGift of William B.G. Humphries
Object numberG23.8.28
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: New Hall Porcelain
c.1825-1835
Object number: G91.7.67.1-2
Artist / Maker: Meissen Porcelain Manufactory
c.1730-1735
Object number: G83.1.589.1a-b,2a-b-3
Artist / Maker: Jean-Claude Duplessis
c.1750-1752
Object number: G83.1.1095.1-2
