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Covered pie dish
Medium
caneware
Measurements
6.3 × 22.9 × 16.3 cm (overall)
Accession Number
2024.385.a-c
Department
International Decorative Arts
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Patricia Begg OAM Bequest, 2024
Gallery location
17th & 18th Century Decorative Arts & Paintings Gallery
Level 2, NGV International
About this work

This shallow pie dish was probably intended for a sweet fruit pie. The interior of the base is glazed and the pie-crust edge has been made separately. The cover is ornamented with pastry-style latticework and acanthus leaves.