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Triple pomade box and tray

Made at: Longton Hall Manufactory (England)
Possibly by: Derby Manufactory, working about 1750-1848 (Derbyshire, England)
English (Stroke-on-Trent)
about 1753
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions Overall: 6.4 x 19.1 x 17.8 cm (2 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 7 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.888a-d
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionTriple pomade box and tray (one piece): a=apple (lid), b=plum, c=lemon, d=box.Boxes in form and color of apple, plum and lemon with leaf finials and applied leaves to join them. Tray of white overlapping leaves veined and decoratedwith scattered insects.
ProvenanceBy 1957, Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz, Covington, LA [see note 1]; 1988, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz. (Accession date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] Published by Bernard Watney in 1957 as Katz collection; from June 25, 1973, this object was on loan to the MFA from Mr. and Mrs. Sigmund Katz.