A Worcester First Period Porcelain Pickle Dish c1775

Description

Heading : A Worcester First Period Porcelain Pickle dish
Date : c1775
Period : George III
Marks : None
Origin :Worcester. England
Colour :Blue and white
Pattern :Printed scattered flower sprays and solid blue band to the serrated rim
Features : Press moulded vine leaf shape. the underside moulded with naturalistic veined detail
Condition :Exemplary
Restoration : None
Dimensions : 8.5cms x 9.5cms
Weight : 31g

Eric Knowles Comments

The printed floral detail on this pickle dish shows a close similarity to a species that appear on ‘The Early Creamboat Sprays’ of 1757-1760 See: Worcester Blue and White Porcelain 1751-1790. Branyan L. French N and Sandon J Page 362 lower plate. For a further discussion of Worcester pickle dishes of leaf form See: Caughley and Worcester Porcelains 1775-1800 Godden G A Pages 139 and 140 and plate 285