Compotier
Dish
ca. 1790-1820 (made)
ca. 1790-1820 (made)
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This type of dish is described as a compotier in Wedgwood's unpublished creamware catalogue of about 1817. It would have been used for serving compotes of stewed fruit during the dessert course.
Object details
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| Title | Compotier (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cream-coloured earthenware, moulded, and painted in blue enamel and gilded |
| Brief description | Fruit dish, creamware, painted in enamels and gilded, Wedgwood's factory, ca. 1790-1820 |
| Physical description | Fruit dish ('compotier') of cream-coloured earthenware, painted in blue enamel and gilded. In the form of a leaf without stalk; deep depression; painted with a border of conventional wheat ears in gold between two blue lines |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD' impressed |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Greg Coles |
| Summary | This type of dish is described as a compotier in Wedgwood's unpublished creamware catalogue of about 1817. It would have been used for serving compotes of stewed fruit during the dessert course. |
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| Accession number | C.889-1925 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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