PORTSMOUTH PINEAPPLE TRAY

The pineapple was a rare and expensive fruit in the colonies and symbolized the spirit of hospitality. As such, it was a popular and recurring design motif in eighteenth century decorative arts--and still the sign of hospitality today.

The colorful floral design of the Portsmouth Pineapple tray is interpreted from an early nineteenth-century wallpaper in the collection of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Gold highlights.

Materials: porcelain

Dimensions: 11 W X 7 D X 1.5 H (in.)