American Art Pickle Dish Made in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America1770-72 American China Manufactory (Bonnin and Morris), Philadelphia, 1770 - 1772 Soft-paste porcelain with underglaze blue decoration Currently not on view 1950-32-1 Gift of Mrs. Benjamin Rush, 1950 |
LabelPickle dishes held the pickled fruits and nuts served during the dessert course in colonial Philadelphia households. Unlike their more complex relative, the pickle stand, single pickle dishes could be easily moved about the table.Social Tags [?]art and craft [x] brush [x] colonial [x] complete [x] delicate [x] dishes [x] elite [x] fits in palm of hand [x] landscape [x] molded [x] nhd 1763 to 1783 food ceramics [x] painted underglaze [x] pickle [x] refined [x] rim decorated [x] scalloped [x] sea shell [x] smooth [x] status [x] tableware [x] water [x] [Add Your Own Tags] |
