Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares

Pattern Type: Genre Scenes

Date: 1820-30

Dimensions:

  • Length: 11.50 in (29.21 cm)

Maker: Henshall & Co.

Description:

An earthenware pierced chestnut basket printed in blue in the Gleaners pattern.  The pastoral scene includes two women holding sheaves of wheat while a child plays with a dog.

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