Butter Dish and Cover

ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Butter dish and cover of cream-coloured earthenware, and with rims moulded with a feather pattern.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Butter Dish
  • Cover
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with moulded rim and punched
Brief description
Butter dish and cover of cream-coloured earthenware, and with rims moulded with a feather pattern, possibly Humphrey Palmer, Hanley, ca. 1775.
Physical description
Butter dish and cover of cream-coloured earthenware, and with rims moulded with a feather pattern.
Dimensions
  • With stand height: 8.9cm
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of two butter dishes with covers and stands 414:1184/ to E-1885 (Sch. II 328 to E).
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 328C&D - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1184/C&D-1885

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Record createdJune 3, 2009
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