https://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/internal/media/dispatcher/28450/fullShell sweetmeat dishca.1746Bow Porcelain WorksOverall: 14.5 × 19.5 × 16 cm (5 11/16 × 7 11/16 × 6 5/16 in.)Phosphatic (bone ash) soft-paste porcelain with overglaze enamelsGift of William B.G. HumphriesG23.8.281Very 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.18th Century European PorcelainBowEnglish PorcelainEarly English Porcelain[]European CeramicsEnglish Porcelain1841599164EnglishNone