Bowl
1750-60 (made)
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The interior is inscribed Success/ to the/ British Fleets. The exterior has two Chinese landscapes with pavilions, fence and trees. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Strong bluish white, pooling and dribbling.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Strong bluish white, pooling and dribbling.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Delftware bowl, painted decoration depicting an oriental landscape, with an inscription, probably Liverpool, ca. 1750-60 |
| Physical description | The interior is inscribed Success/ to the/ British Fleets. The exterior has two Chinese landscapes with pavilions, fence and trees. All the decoration is in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Strong bluish white, pooling and dribbling. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Success/ to the/ British Fleets' (Decoration; painted) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss D. B. Simpson, Slindon, Sussex |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Miss D.B. Simpson, Slindon, Sussex, 1977. |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | C.58-1977 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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