Barber's Bowl
ca. 1710-1720 (made)
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The interior is painted with a comb, a pair of scissors, a razor, two different lancets (?), two shaving brushes (?) and two cakes of soap (?) within a border inscribed SIR: YOURE: QUARTER . IS: UP:. There appear to be three stilt marks on the interior, 9.7 cms point to point.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White.
Shape: Foot-rim wiped clean of glaze and pierced with two holes two cms apart before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White.
Shape: Foot-rim wiped clean of glaze and pierced with two holes two cms apart before firing. (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 | Delftware shaving dish, with painted decoration of shaving implements and an inscription, possibly Brislington, ca. 1710-1720. |
| Physical description | The interior is painted with a comb, a pair of scissors, a razor, two different lancets (?), two shaving brushes (?) and two cakes of soap (?) within a border inscribed SIR: YOURE: QUARTER . IS: UP:. There appear to be three stilt marks on the interior, 9.7 cms point to point. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: White. Shape: Foot-rim wiped clean of glaze and pierced with two holes two cms apart before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SIR : YOURE : QUARTER : IS : UP:' (Decoration; around flange; painted) |
| Object history | Mr G. Hobson. Purchased at Sotheby's, 1869. |
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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 |
| Other number | F53. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 297-1869 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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