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Dessert Dish Dish

This is a dish. It was manufactured by J. Ridgway and J. Ridgway. It is dated ca. 1835 and we acquired it in 1962. Its medium is porcelain (probably soft paste), vitreous enamel, gold. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.

Dish with handle
Made by J. Ridgway
Staffordshire, England, ca. 1835
Glazed and gilded porcelain
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Reeves, 1962-155-3-b
(for CG #4)

This object was donated by Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Reeves. It is credited Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Reeves.

  • Sextant And Case (England)
  • sextant: brass, silver, glass; case: mahogany, brass, felt.
  • Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History, 1980.0318.03.
  • 14.2012.23

Its dimensions are

H x W x D: 12 × 25 × 20.5 cm (4 3/4 × 9 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Underside: [1] Royal Arms mark, transfer-printed in magenta (John Ridgway mark)

It is signed

Unsigned

It is inscribed

Uninscribed

Cite this object as

Dessert Dish Dish; Manufactured by J. Ridgway; England; porcelain (probably soft paste), vitreous enamel, gold; H x W x D: 12 × 25 × 20.5 cm (4 3/4 × 9 13/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin M. Reeves; 1962-155-3-a

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