Octagonal Plate
ca. 1730-1735 (made)
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| Place of origin |
A woman holding a cornucopia of flowers and a flower spray seated between a vase of flowers and a bird, with flying insects. The border has alternating winged cupids' heads and flowers. The back has alternating O and ll motifs on the flange. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white.
Shape: Shape M (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white.
Shape: Shape M (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | A seated woman with a cornucopia |
| Physical description | A woman holding a cornucopia of flowers and a flower spray seated between a vase of flowers and a bird, with flying insects. The border has alternating winged cupids' heads and flowers. The back has alternating O and ll motifs on the flange. All the decoration is in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Bluish white. Shape: Shape M (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | O and ll motifs on back (Back) |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Geoffrey Webb |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 |
| Other number | B199. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.31-1955 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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