Lobed Delft Dish, Standish

Lobed Delft Dish.

Made in Delft, Holland, c1680-1700.
Material : Tin-glazed earthenware.
Descended in the Standish Family.

Dishes such as this were first turned on a potter’s wheel, then molded in a two-part mold. Lobed dishes were used as serving dishes, or as bowls filled with scented water to rinse the hands (a necessity, before forks were common!).