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Dish
Made at: Wedgwood Manufactory (Staffordshire, England, active 1759–present)
Decorated by: Emile Lessore (French, 1805–1874)
Decorated by: Emile Lessore (French, 1805–1874)
English
around 1860-1870
Object Place: Europe, England
Medium/Technique
Creamware
Dimensions
Overall: 3.8 × 30.8 × 20.3 cm (1 1/2 × 12 1/8 × 8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift by the grandchildren of Mrs. Edward Frothingham,(Eugenia Mifflin Frothingham)
Accession Number1977.665
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionShell-shaped dish in irregular shape with yellow rim; with a mermaid (?) blowing a shell, attended by two nude women posed over a dolphin and putto.
Signed
Signed at lower left 'E Lessore' and at lower right 'Wedgwood' in rust red
Marks
Impressed WEDGWOOD "R" [4 dots] on reverse
InscriptionsTwo gummed MFA labels: "74.19 Mrs. Frothingham" and lower label "Mrs. Edward Frothingham"
One circular blue border label: "273"
One circular blue border label: "273"