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Centerpiece
Maker: Strasbourg Manufactory (France, working 1720–1781)
French (Strasbourg)
about 1765
Object Place: Europe, Strasbourg, France
Medium/Technique
Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions
19.68 x 20.95 cm (7 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward M. Pflueger
Accession Number64.2202
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionShaped tray with blue floral border and design supported by four caryatids with dolphins adorsed; the four connected by cross-bars beneath tray. Dolphins heads rest at molded edge of shaped base, also painted in blue floral design. Probably the central dish of a centerpiece.
Marks
Conjoined "HK" or "iK" in underglaze blue, in the manner of Jean Kugelmann of Strasbourg, a painter mentioned by Cushion and Honey.