Shell-shaped pickle dish

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Manufactory (English, founded 1751)

Datec.1755

MediumSoft-paste porcelain, underglaze blue

DimensionsOverall: 1 x 2 3/4 x 3 1/8 in. (2.5 x 7 x 8 cm)

MarkingsCheck mark on the bottom

DescriptionA pickle dish in shell shape, made of soft paste porcelain painted in underglaze blue with a bird perched in shrubs and a scrolled border. Moulded as a shell with relief details on back.

Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Moore

Object numberG12.1.1

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

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Status

Not on view

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