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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plate

ca. 1739 (made)
Artist/Maker
Wincanton Pottery (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Bristol (made)
Wincanton (made)

Plate of earthenware. The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of nine reserved panels with alternating leaves and flower sprays on the border and a coastal scene in the centre with ships, a fortification, trees and a man in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Light grey. Pooling on the back.
Shape: Flattened version of Shape I. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
SCRAN
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Painted
Brief description
Plate of earthenware, decorated with a harbour scene and flowers, probably Bristol or may be Wincanton, ca. 1739
Physical description
Plate of earthenware. The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of nine reserved panels with alternating leaves and flower sprays on the border and a coastal scene in the centre with ships, a fortification, trees and a man in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Light grey. Pooling on the back.
Shape: Flattened version of Shape I. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.7cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology between 1871 and 1876. Transferred, 1901.
Subjects depicted
Coastal Fortifications
Trees
Man
Ships
Coast-Lines
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • M.P.G. 1876, Y. 31.
Other number
B49. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3857-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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