Serving Dish
ca. 1765-1770 (made)
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Oval serving dish with waved edge, the border and centre painted in green and black with a floral bouquet and butterfly and scattered sprays, the edge picked out in the same colours
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in green and black |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware serving dish, painted in green and black, made at Marseilles, about 1765-1770, possibly by Savy pottery factory |
| Physical description | Oval serving dish with waved edge, the border and centre painted in green and black with a floral bouquet and butterfly and scattered sprays, the edge picked out in the same colours |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Production | Acquired as Marseilles, c. 1765; for similarly decorated objects with this border pattern and attributed to the Savy factory and dated c. 1765-70 see Danielle Maternati-Baldouy, Faïence et porcelaine de Marseille, 1997, cat. 222-6. |
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| Accession number | C.192-1951 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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