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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 Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Creamware
Status
Not on view
Photographer: Toni Hafkenscheid
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