Festive Victorian Minton Majolica Game Pie Dish with Gun Dog

Object Description

Minton Majolica game pie dish with liner which features a hunting dog asleep next to a gun, a powder flask and a game bag. Colouration: cream, green, brown, are predominant. The piece bears maker’s marks for the Minton pottery. Bears a pattern number, ‘964’. Marks include a factory specific date cipher for the year 1867.

Object Condition

Dish: Good. RESTORATION. Filled chip to foot. Filled chip to rim. Cover: Good. RESTORATION. Stabilised and retouched hairline. Liner: Stabilised and retouched hairline to exterior, not present on interior. Shallow flake to rim.

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