Sweetmeat Dishes (Set of Two)
After
Meissen
(German, founded 1708)
Date1830
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 8 1/2 x 12in. (21.6 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsCULINARY ARTIFACTS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number60.297.1-2
DescriptionPair of porcelain dishes; one in the form of a woman, the other in the from of a man. Both dressed in 18th-century costume.On View
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Label TextSweetmeats are fruit preserved in thick, sugary syrup. One 1850s recipe called for a pound of sugar for every pound of fruit.
