"Pecten" Shell Dish
Date1805-1810
MediumPearlware, luster decoration
This ceramic dish is shaped like a pecten shell (though this shape is also commonly referred to as a scallop shell). It is colored with a pinkish/purple lustre, though there are areas where the color has presumably faded (in the “valleys” of the texture, which has ridges similar to the outer layer of an actual pecten/scallop shell.
Dimensions1 x 9 1/8 in. (2.5 x 23.2 cm.)
Credit LineGift of Kenneth S. Battye, Baltimore
Object number2007.237
NOT ON VIEW
Last Updated4/18/24
Late 19th-early 20th century
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