APPLIED ART : CERAMICS

Object Name: Cheese dish
Maker: Belleek Pottery Limited; John McCall and Company (Primary maker)
Maker
Date Made: First period Belleek
First period Belleek
Description: Cheese dish in white earthenware with mauve lustre and black bands; consisting of wide base, from which rises a cylindrical cavity formed of five rings and a cover which fit into each other.
Materials: earthenware
Catalogue Number: BELUM.V2517
Copyright: National Museums NI

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