Pickle stand
Bow Manufactory
(England)
about 1755
Object PlaceEngland
Medium/TechniqueSoft-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
DimensionsOverall: 15.2 x 20.3 x 22.9 cm (6 x 8 x 9 in.)
Credit LineJessie and Sigmund Katz Collection
Accession number56.635
On View
On viewClassificationsCeramics
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Pickles were a standard feature at eighteenth-century English tables, served either as a salad in the winter or as an accompaniment to roasted meats. Cookbooks supplied recipes for pickling shellfish, nuts, flowers, eggs, onions, cucumbers, melons, and other fruits and vegetables.
ProvenanceBy 1956, Jessie and Sigmund J. Katz; 1956, gift of Jessie and Sigmund J. Katz. (Accession date: October 11, 1956)
