Dish
26 June 1749 (dated)
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Red earthenware, circular, covered in front with a white slip, afterwards glazed. The decoration is executed with incised outline and with green and red. In the centre stand a lady and gentleman in the costume of the 18th century. On either side of them is a fiddler and a dog. The borders are composed of bands of grapes, conventional flowers, and geometrical forms. Beneath the figures is an inscription with the name "Johannes Franssen".
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, slip and incised |
| Brief description | Plateau of red earthenware covered with a white slip and with incised decoration of a couple, a fiddler and a dog. The design highlighted with green and red. German, Rheurdt, dated 1749. |
| Physical description | Red earthenware, circular, covered in front with a white slip, afterwards glazed. The decoration is executed with incised outline and with green and red. In the centre stand a lady and gentleman in the costume of the 18th century. On either side of them is a fiddler and a dog. The borders are composed of bands of grapes, conventional flowers, and geometrical forms. Beneath the figures is an inscription with the name "Johannes Franssen". |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Johannes Franssen' (Beneath the figures and an inscription) |
| Gallery label | Dish
Made at Crefeld, Germany dated 26th June 1749
Lead-glazed earthenware
836-1892 Given by Miss E. Mackworth Dolben(16/07/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss E. Mackworth Dolben |
| Historical context | Note in Register: Dr. Bossert informed me that this dish is of Krefeld manufacture (Aug. 1926). |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Scholten-Neess, M. and Werner Juttner, Niederrheinische Bauerntopferei 17.-19. Jahrhundert, Dusseldorf, 1971 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 836-1892 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2008 |
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