Not on display

Shell Dish

ca. 1810-1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish, cream-coloured earthenware, moulded and painted in black and green and gilded. In the form of a scallop shell. Painted in the middle with a bunch of flowers and foliage.

Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded, painted and gilded
Brief description
Shell dish, earthenware, painted and gilded, by Hartley, Greens & Co., about 1810-15.
Physical description
Dish, cream-coloured earthenware, moulded and painted in black and green and gilded. In the form of a scallop shell. Painted in the middle with a bunch of flowers and foliage.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.3cm
  • Width: 25.1cm
converted from registers
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'HARTLEY GREENS & CO. LEEDS POTTERY' enclosing a '3' on its side (in semi-circle impressed to base)
Credit line
Given by Captain Thomas Golding
Object history
Given by Captain Thomas Goldring R.N.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.251-1915

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2009
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