Junket dish
The Royal Worcester Porcelain Co. Ltd. (1862 to date)
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
Porcelain
Measurements
250 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Worcester
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Croft Castle, Herefordshire
NT 537382
Summary
Junket or salad dish, soft paste porcelain, lobed form, the interior surface moulded with six evenly-spaced lobes radiating from it across the base, Worcester Porcelain Manufactory (Dr Wall period), ca. 1770; the interior surface moulded with six fluted scallop shells around the rim and well, stylised foliage between, at the centre is a flower, a series of floral transfer prints in blue on the interior placed on each scallop, with a border pattern to each lobe of the rim, the central flower and radiating lobes are hand painted with feathered detail in blue, the exterior printed with peonies alternating with leaves, plain band to exterior. Marked with a filled crescent on the underside of the base.
Full description
Junket or salad dish, soft paste porcelain, lobed form, the interior surface moulded with six evenly-spaced lobes radiating from it across the base, Worcester Porcelain Manufactory (Dr Wall period), ca. 1770; the interior surface moulded with six fluted scallop shells around the rim and well, stylised foliage between, at the centre is a flower, a series of floral transfer prints in blue on the interior placed on each scallop, with a border pattern to each lobe of the rim, the central flower and radiating lobes are hand painted with feathered detail in blue, the exterior printed with peonies alternating with leaves, plain band to exterior. Marked with a filled crescent on the underside of the base. These dishes are traditionally described as 'junket dishes' (Sandon, 1996, The Dictionary of Worcester Porcelain. Volume I, 1751-1851, p. 212). The origin of this description is not known and Sandon suggests that they might have been used for salad. Junket is a dessert dish made from curds and requires a textured surface to help it to set. Mark reference: Godden, 4314 References: Geoffrey Godden, Godden's Guide to English Blue and White Porcelain, (Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 2004)
Makers and roles
The Royal Worcester Porcelain Co. Ltd. (1862 to date), potter