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Butter dish with cover and stand

Made at: De Witte Ster (White Star) factory (Dutch, working 1660–1804)
Mark ascribed to: Johanna, Jacoba and Maria de Bergh (Dutch, active 1743–1761)
Formerly attributed to: Dirck van den Bergh, proprietor, De Witte Ster factory (Dutch, active 1776–1795)
Dutch (Delft)
around 1776-1795
Object Place: Europe, Delft, The Netherlands

Medium/Technique Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession Number95.317a-c
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionBlue and white, fine glaze, edge chipped. Finial on lid has been replaced.
Marks Underglaze blue mark on stand and dish: a star for "De Witte Starre" factory, above initials, "DB" [conjoined] for Dirck van den Bergh, proprietor from 1776-1795.
ProvenancePurchased from C. L. Andrews (possibly Charles Lowell Andrews b. 1828 - d. 1920, Boston, MA).