Dish, Dessert

Object/Artifact

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Dish, Dessert

Entry/Object ID

NA.2001.007.034

Description

Partial Dessert Set, English, porcelain, circa 1835-1840, consisting of ten pieces: A- Center fruit bowl on pedestal base B&C- Two oblong cake dishes on low pedestal base D-Square cake dish on low base E&F- two leaf-shaped cake dish on low pedestal G-J- Four dessert dishes; having white ground with gilt acanthus leaf interrupted with grape leaf and vines, bottom center of each depicting various flowers, molded handles are "C"- scroll above acanthus leaf, no markes on underside

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2001.007.

Source or Donor

Farrow, Mrs. Emily Ravenel

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Anonymous

Made/Created

Date made

1835 - 1855

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Dish, Dessert

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Dish, Eating

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Eating Vessels

Nomenclature Class

Food Service T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

Other Names and Numbers

Other Name

Dessert Set

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

NA.2001.7.34a-j

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

Height of Center fruit bowl- 8 in. Height to rim- 7 in. Diameter of top- 10 3/4 in. Width handle to handle- 13 3/4 Length of B&C- 11 1/2 in. Width of B&C- 8 7/8 Length of D- 11 in. Width of D- 8 1/2 in. Length of E&F- 10 3/4 in. Width of E&F- 9 3/4 Diameter of dessert dishes- 9 in.

Location

Building

NR 2nd floor office closet

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

July 21, 2003

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

April 5, 2023