Collection Highlights
An Historical Account of the Black Empire of Hayti: comprehending a view of the principal transactions in the revolution of Saint Domingo; with its antient and modern state
Date:
1805
Object Number:
LIB.F1923.R15.1
Medium:
Paper, book
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Assembled Set of Worcester blue and White Soft Paste: pickle dish
Object Number:
1957.295
Date:
1770-1775
Medium:
Porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 in. ( 7 x 13.3 cm )
Marks:
painted: in blue: hatched crescent
Description:
Press molded scallop shell-shaped porcelain pickle dish with scrolled shell end as a handle; printed in underglaze blue with pictures of garden produce (melons, berries, nuts, mushrooms) and leaves inside, with feathered painted blue border; mark in the form of a hatched crescent in blue.
Gallery Label:
This piece may be considered rare because this print appears only on this shape of dish.
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. Edmund Astley Prentis
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
