Object number
63/295
Description
Parting dishes were used for serving separate portions of food in the same dishes, sometimes with meat resting on a trivet above the dish.
Parting dishes were used for serving separate portions of food in the same dishes, sometimes with meat resting on a trivet above the dish. This is a rectangular dish with tapered sides and a central partition running width-ways. The interior is glazed brown, with cream decoration; the exterior is unglazed.
Physical description
1 parting dish: earthenware; good condition- few small chips on rim
Archival history
MERL 'Handwritten catalogue' form – ’34 x 27 x 7cm (length x width x depth) // rectangular at rim with tapered sides // central partition running width-ways // brown interior glaze with cream (slip?) decoration // unglazed exterior except for around rim // small chips out of rim, but good condition’
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- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_14653.tif - High resolution image
