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Covered dish in shape of cauliflower

Made at: Chelsea Manufactory (England, active 1745–1784)
English
about 1752–58
Object Place: Europe, England

Medium/Technique Soft-paste porcelain
Dimensions 11.43 x 12.06 cm (4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Jessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession Number1988.644a-b
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPorcelain

DescriptionCovered dish in shape of cauliflower / Natural colors. Mark: red anchor. "2" inside in bottom. Probably Fig. 69 in Mckenna: Red Anchor.
Provenance1958, Sigmund J. Katz (b. 1897 - d. 1958), New Orleans; 1958, by inheritance to Jessie W. (Mrs. Sigmund J.) Katz (b. 1901 - d. 1988), New Orleans [see note 1]; 1988, bequest of Mrs. Katz to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 30, 1988)

NOTES:
[1] In 1958 Sigmund Katz bequeathed one-half interest in his porcelain collection to the MFA, and one-half life interest to his wife, Jessie Katz.