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New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
Pickle Dish, “Gilliflower” Pattern
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.
New photography by Pat Cagney captured with a digital camera.

Pickle Dish, “Gilliflower” Pattern

Manufacturer Worcester Porcelain Company (British)
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1770
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Credit LineOn loan from the City of Norfolk, gift of Elise and Henry Clay Hofheimer II
Object numberL2005.10.31
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 112, Case 6
DescriptionThis is a 'Gilliflower' Pattern Vine-Leaf Pickle Dish. Press-molded on the exterior with a network of veining issuing from the short stem handle, and painted on the interior with a dianthus sprig surrounded by three floral sprigs and a leaf sprig within the blue-feathered serrated edge.
ProvenanceHenry Clay Hofheimer, II
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