| Accession # |
68.87.2 |
|
Manufacturer |
Union Porcelain Works
|
| Title |
Relish Dish |
| Date |
ca. 1880 |
| Medium |
Porcelain |
| Dimensions |
7 7/8 x 10 in. (20 x 25.4 cm) |
| Marks |
On underside, transfer-printed in green: "U.P.N" above head of an eagle |
| Inscriptions |
no inscriptions |
| Signed |
no signature |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Franklin Chace |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 36, Shelf N (Ceramics)
|
| Description |
Porcelain relish dish, part of green and white dinner service (68.87.1-13). White porcelain with vitreous glaze, shell-shaped dish with deep bowl; end of shell form curves upward and serves as handle. Applied decorations in gilding and green paint: ivy leaves below handle; around rim, gilded band and border of ribbon and tassel design interspersed with three roundels containing stylized fleur-de-lis.
CONDITION: Good. |
