Sweetmeat dish
Doccia
Category
Ceramics
Date
1750 - 1760
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
21 x 28 cm; 34 cm (Length)
Place of origin
Italy
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 848681.1
Summary
Sweetmeat dish. In the form of a shell, surmounting 2 sea-horses. Raised on triangular base, canted corners. Shell with wavy rim, ridged body, painted in enamel colours. Sea-horses white, black and green patches, puce scales lined in gilt. Base painted with gilt scrolls. Doccia. c.1750-60.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund
Makers and roles
Doccia , porcelain manufacturer