Dish
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Circular, with waved edge, painted with birds, insects, India flowers and stylised cornucopiae
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware plate, painted with flowers and insects, probably made at Quimper, France, 19th century |
| Physical description | Circular, with waved edge, painted with birds, insects, India flowers and stylised cornucopiae |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J AR' or 'J / R' painted in black |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Howard Galton |
| Production | Probably 19th century; acquired as Rouen, mid-18th century. For Rouen and Quimper examples of this design, see Dorothée Guillemé Brulon, Paris & Rouen - Sources et rayonnement, Histoire de la Faïence Francaise, Paris, 1998, p. 42 and 55. The glaze of this piece is creamy and very different from the Rouen examples, and like the Quimper pieces is marked in black. |
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| Accession number | C.23-1924 |
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| Record created | June 7, 2004 |
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