Details

Title

Sweetmeat Stand

Artist/Maker

Derby Porcelain Works, Derbyshire, England, 1750–1848, manufacturer

Date

ca. 1760

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Dimensions

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Credit

Frances and Emory Cocke Collection

Accession #

1985.162 A-B

Location

On View - Stent Family Wing, Level 2, Gallery 200

Derby Porcelain Works achieved great heights in centerpiece sweetmeat stands by making the bases in two kiln manageable sections. The two part base of this stand was heavily encrusted with fully modeled seashells decorated in their natural colors. The accurate rendition of shells, a specialty of the Derby factory, adds to the marine theme of the lively Neptune at the top. The solid, flat bottomed base, not raised on feet, was typical of Derby works in the 1750s and 1760s.

Image Copyright

© Photo by Michael McKelvey.