Cruet stand

Status

Not on view

Date1780-1800

Geography Possibly made - EnglandPossibly made - England

Medium/TechniqueEarthenware, lead-glazed (creamware)

DimensionsOverall (H x W x D): 9 1/8 in. x 8 in. x 8 in. (23.18 cm x 20.32 cm x 20.32 cm)

Credit LineGift of Edith Cowles Poor, 2001

Object numberM-4194/A-B

DescriptionCircular, five-bottle creamware cruet stand with a central handle and an oval- and diamond- pierced body on a circular, stepped pedestal foot. The top of the body is molded with foliate designs between five large and two small circular openings. The removable, molded, cusped trefoil handle features a bud finial and cylindrical shaft with an acanthus-molded collar and an astragal bead at its midpoint; it screws into the central column of the stand. Pale cream body with a clear glaze having a yellowish-green cast.

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