Dish

Object Name:

Dish

Object ID:

1975.081.06

Creator:

Meissen

Date:

1763

Description:

Dish. Porcelain. Oval-shaped dish with scalloped rim and two oval foot rings. Entire obverse handpainted in quadrants. The two longer quadrants each have scenes with a man and woman. The two smaller quadrants have clusters of flowers. Each quadrant is separataed with a band of gold scrolls. The rim is also decorated with gold scrolls. Small group of flowers in center. One scene depicts a woman sitting on a rock wirh a bird on her hand; a man sits next to her. The woman wears a long yellow dress with purple underskirt. The man wears brown knickers, green shirt, and orange jacket.. They both have brown hair. The bird is brown and orange. Trees and mountains in background. The other scene depicts a woman sitting on a rock with a man beside her. The womana wears a long yellow dress with a purple underskirt and a green shawl. The man wears brown knickers, orange shirt, and purple cape. Both have brown hair. Mountains in background. The two floral groups include pink roses, white daisies, blue flowers, and red flowers, all against a pale blue background. Three marks on reverse, impressed "5", impressed "69", and blue crossed swords.

Material:

Ceramic
Porcelain

Dimensions:

H-1.5 W-11 D-7.7 inches

Provenance:

Part of a collection of objects from J. Wall Wilson (1831-1900) who was from New York and had a summer house in Bristol, NH. His son, Edward "Ned" S. Wilson (1862-1933) was the founder of Camp Pasquaney which was opened in 1895. Items given by Camp Pasquaney in 1975.

Credit Line:

Gift of Camp Pasquaney

People:

Wilson, J. Wall (1831-1900), Wilson, Lavinia (1838-1903), Wilson, Edward S. (1862-1933)

Subjects:

Flowers