Name/Title
PlatterEntry/Object ID
2007.9.4Description
Red shell-edge pearlware octagon platter. The dish was press molded into a rectangular form with chamfered corners. On the back, the platter features stilt marks in the shape of a triangle but no maker’s mark.Context
Popular from the late 1700s until the mid-1800s, shell-edge pottery was one of the least expensive forms of tableware that utilized color at the turn of the century. Wedgwood first used this design in the 1770s and the shell-edge was quickly replicated by other ceramic companies in Staffordshire.
This pearlware platter is embellished with a red feather-like design. While blue was the most common addition to shell-edge pottery, it was also produced in green and red as well.Made/Created
Date made
circa 1830 - 1849Dimensions
Width
12-1/4 inLength
15-1/2 in