Patch stand
CultureEnglish
Possible OriginYorkshire, England
Possible OriginStaffordshire, England
PeriodGeorge III (1760-1820)
Datec.1770-1780
MediumGlazed earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 2 x 5.7 cm (13/16 x 2 1/4 in.)
DescriptionSmall creamware patch stand, which would have been placed on a dressing table and used to store the dark "mole" patches that fashionable men and women wore on their faces in the late 18th century.
Credit LineGift of Jean & Kenneth Laundy
Object numberG08.2.46
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - CreamwareCollections
Status
Not on viewArtist / Maker: Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
1770
Object number: G19.10.4a-e
Artist / Maker: Wedgwood
c.1790-1820
Object number: G08.2.9a-d
Artist / Maker: Saint-Cloud Porcelain Manufactory
c.1735-1740
Object number: G17.2.6.1-2
Artist / Maker: Manufacture de la Veuve Perrin
1750-1800
Object number: G12.14.2a-b