Covered bowl in the form of a melon
Rorstrand factory
(Swedish, founded in 1725)
1766
Object PlaceRorstrand, Sweden
Medium/TechniqueTin-glazed earthenware
DimensionsOverall: 12.5 x 20.5 x 23 cm (4 15/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales
Accession number95.471a-b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
Collections
ProvenanceDavis Collamore and Co., New York.Purchased by George Washington Wales, Boston; 1895, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Wales to the MFA.
Zaccharias Dextra, proprietor of De Drie Vergulde Astonnekens factory
around 1725-1750
