Minton Majolica Mottled Brown and Green Asparagus Server
Shape no. 1549, date cypher for 1870
Naturalistically modeled as a ribbon-tied cradle of asparagus spears resting on raised supports mounted on a rectangular stand, the green border molded to resemble Chinese fretwork punctuated with stylized daisy heads, trimmed in yellow, impressed uppercase mark, W and M, molded registry diamond (25-C-G-2) for 1870, shape no., and black painted 3. Width 10 1/8 inches.

Literature:
Susan Weber et al., Majolica Mania: Transatlantic Pottery in England and the United States, 1850-1915, cat. 68, fig. 5.20.

Exhibited:
'Majolica Mania', Bard Graduate Center, New York, 24 September 2021-2 January 2022, no. MJ-151; Walters Art Museum, 27 February 2022-7 August 2022, no. MAJ.64; The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent, 8 October 2022-29 January 2023.


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

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