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DEACESSIONED October 25, 2012

Barber's dish

Dutch (Delft)
mid-18th or possibly 19th century
Object Place: Europe, Delft, The Netherlands

Medium/Technique Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions Overall: 7 x 25.7 cm (2 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Bernard C. Weld
Accession Number24.72
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionWarm yellowish gray body with lead glaze; decorated with painting in blue; floral motifs in panels.
Provenance1924, gift of Mabel Stephenson (Mrs. Bernard C.) Weld (b. 1868), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 7, 1924); October 25, 2012, deaccessioned by the MFA for sale through Skinner, Inc., Boston, July 13, 2013 (sale 2663B), lot 748.