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Dish
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Dish
- Place of origin:
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (made)
- Date:
1696 (dated)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (maker)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis
- Museum number:
C.98-1951
- Gallery location:
Ceramics Study Galleries, Asia & Europe, room 137, case 49, shelf 1
Physical description
The dish has a shallow gently curving well and a broad rim approaching the horizontal. In the centre of the dish is a coat of arms (Parted per pale, two coats; first, a fleur de lys and waves in base; second, a stag, the whole surmounted by a helmet, mantling and a fleur de lys) painted with manganese outlines and blue washes. Above the coat of arms are the initials 'BH' and 'HR' and the date. The border decoration consists of scattered sprigs of flowers and leaves painted in blue.
Place of Origin
Frankfurt am Main, Germany (made)
Date
1696 (dated)
Artist/maker
Unknown (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted in blue
Marks and inscriptions
'BH', 'HR' and the date '1696'
Dimensions
Diameter: 29.2 cm
Object history note
The coat of arms has not been identified.
Historical context note
Note in Register: (1988) Dr. Bauer of the Frankfurt Museum says 'may be Hanau'.
Descriptive line
Dish of buff earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in blue and manganese. German (Frankfurt-am-Main), dated 1696.
Labels and date
Dish depicting a coat of arms
Made in Frankfurt on Main, Germany dated 1696
Tin-glazed earthenware
C.98-1951 Stuart G. Davis Bequest
The coat of arms has not been identified. [16/07/2008]
Materials
Earthenware; Tin glaze
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Flowers; Leaves; Coats of arms; Fleur-de-lys
Categories
Ceramics; Earthenware; Faience
Collection code
CER
