Minton Majolica hare&mallard game pie dish

Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a hare, mallard and blackbird on a bed of fern and oak leaves.









Colouration: green, brown, turquoise, are predominant.





The piece bears maker's marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, '603'. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1871.







Book reference not found.

Condition

Cover: Good. No restoration. Small flake to blackbird's wing.



KILN EFFECTS: glaze miss to the mallard's wing;



kiln detritus caught in the glaze to the ground;



stilt marks to the underside.



Liner: Good. No restoration. KILN EFFECTS: a few stains on rim and interior;









craze lines to the interior;





firing hole to exterior.



Dish: Good. No restoration. Slight wear to rim.









KILN EFFECTS: Flecks of stray coloured glaze to the interior.




Go to the Top of this page