Good antique Georgian Pearlware pottery B&W Pickle Dish by John Rogers C.1810

A very attractive antique pearlware pottery blue and white Pickle Dish having a moulded veined vine body, the back with an impressed mark for Rogers – nice item and very good example.

Circa 1810

Good Antique Condition with a few tiny nibbles on the points – please view images

5.25 (13.5cm) width X 4 7/8th inches (12.5cm) depth X 1.25 inches (3.5cm) height approx

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The term “Pickle Dish” is a generic term which covers a vessel, in many forms, that was a multi-purpose article used for serving a variety of foods. Pickle dishes were an integral part of a dinner service and as such were an important article for serving a variety of spices, pickles, relishes and condiments. While many people assume that a pickle dish may only be used for a presentation of various types of pickles this is not the case. Actually, it is perfectly acceptable to include any type of pickled food or condiment on the dish. Therefore, a pickle dish could also be used to serve pickled fruits and nuts during the dessert course of a meal. It may sound silly to refer to the pickle dish as the original Swiss Army knife, but the reality is, it was such a versatile serving receptacle.

When the brothers John (1760-1816) and George Rogers (1762-1815) started their pottery at Dale Hall, Longport, Staffordshire, in 1780 they were probably among the first to manufacture the latest invention – blue transfer-printed earthenware tableware. They were also early exporters of Staffordshire wares, for some of their plates carry the mark of the Dublin retailer James Donovan. The firm traded as John Rogers & Son during the period 1815-42, earning a good reputation among their fellow potters: Ward’s Borough of Stoke on Trent (1843) stated that John & George Rogers were ‘noted for the excellence of their table-ware’.