Country Gardens – July 2019

10"

8½"

PITCHER

PLATE

+

Unmarked // probably American

Late 19th century

Not all majolica was used as serviceware. Finer pieces, like this
berry plate and pitcher, were probably proudly displayed rather
than used—as indicated by their near-perfect condition. At its
height of popularity in the 1880s, majolica, like silver and pewter,
was often given as a wedding gift.

Berry on basket

weave & Berry on bark

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COUNTRY GARDENS // FA LL 2019