A MINTON MAJOLICA CRAB-FORM SEAFOOD DISH AND COVER
DATE CODE FOR 1868, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND SHAPE NO. 801
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A MINTON MAJOLICA CRAB-FORM SEAFOOD DISH AND COVER
DATE CODE FOR 1868, IMPRESSED UPPERCASE MARK AND SHAPE NO. 801
Modeled naturalistically as a crab with seaweed finial, with twelve scalloped oyster pockets with laced rims
15 ¾ in. (40 cm.) wide
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For a similar example, see M.G. Karmason with J.B. Stacke, Majolica: A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 48.