An elaborate, sculptural, three-tiered dish. Colored in brown, green, and cream with floral decorations as well as sculpted fish decorations.
An elaborate, sculptural, three-tiered dish. Colored in brown, green, and cream with floral decorations as well as sculpted fish decorations.
An elaborate, sculptural, three-tiered dish. Colored in brown, green, and cream with floral decorations as well as sculpted fish decorations.
An elaborate, sculptural, three-tiered dish. Colored in brown, green, and cream with floral decorations as well as sculpted fish decorations.
An elaborate, sculptural, three-tiered dish. Colored in brown, green, and cream with floral decorations as well as sculpted fish decorations.
An elaborate, sculptural, three-tiered dish. Colored in brown, green, and cream with floral decorations as well as sculpted fish decorations.
An elaborate, sculptural, three-tiered dish. Colored in brown, green, and cream with floral decorations as well as sculpted fish decorations.
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Unknown Maker, English

Creamware Sweetmeat Dish

Maker

Unknown Maker, English

Culture

English

Title

Creamware Sweetmeat Dish

Year

ca. 1765-1770

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

creamware, glaze

Geography

Place Made: England, Whieldon in style

Dimensions

40.6 x 24.8 cm (16 x 9 3/4 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton

Object Number

04.355X

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Candies, pieces of fruit crystalized with sugar, and other confectionaries, known as sweetmeats, were served on special dishes, some with multiple shell-shaped tiers. The dessert course of a formal dinner called for its own set of serving dishes, bowls, and plates, such as the leaf-shaped example crawling with an assortment of insects.

18th and 19th-Century American Galleries
Jun 19, 2015
Charles Pendleton House
Jan 02, 2015

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, English
Creamware Sweetmeat Dish, ca. 1765-1770
Earthenware with glaze
40.6 x 24.8 cm (16 x 9 3/4 inches)
Bequest of Mr. Charles L. Pendleton 04.355X

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