Museum Collections
Luce Center
Shell-shaped dishes (4)
Object Number:
INV.12875-12878
Date:
1785-1795
Medium:
Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. ( 4.1 x 20 x 19.7 cm )
Marks:
printed: in blue on back: "5"
Description:
Four shell-shaped dishes part of a porcelain dinner set; blue underglaze around the rim and blue underglaze flowers, decorated with gilded bands, swags, flowers, and other embellishments; all pieces have scalloped edges.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.