M. FORD CREECH ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS
FIRST PERIOD WORCESTER CRESS (STRAWBERRY)
DISH & UNDERPLATE
England, c1775
The
shallow circular barbed and pierced dish and the matching underplate
printed in underglaze blue with "The Pinecone" pattern,
centering an open peony between two
pinecones and a pomegranate,
each with an underglaze blue
hatched crescent mark verso
Note :
Although these are today known as “cress
dishes”, the term of the 18th century was “strawberry”,
in accord with the Chinese export pierced berry dishes of the
period,
some of which were even painted with strawberries.
The
piercing allowed the juices to drain from beneath the berries, which
were often sprinkles with sugar.
(See images below)
The shape is akin to English
creamware, and made both at Worcester and Caughley Manufactories.
The Worcester examples are mostly in the Pinecone pattern, with a
few printed with scattered blue floral designs.
None were made
after 1780.
Condition : Excellent; without chips,
breaks or repairs
The Bowl : 7.25” Diameter
The Underplate : 8.5" Diameter
Price : Please Inquire
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Pictured with 2 Silver Sugar Sifters (Kings Pattern, and Hanoverian)
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