Dish
ca. 1685-1710 (made)
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Tulips, carnations, spiral buds and flat leaves grow from a low mound, painted in blue, bluish green, yellow and red. Blue dashes and lines at the rim. A partial circle of glaze removed at the centre by the foot of the dish fired with it. Three stilt marks on the front (8.5/9 cms point to point).
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Shiny white on the front. A greyish tin-glaze which has dribbled and pooled over a pale slip covers the entire back. A small diamond shape painted in blue within the foot-rim which has been wiped almost entirely clean of glaze.
Shape: Shape A with more rounded well, a narrower, steeper flange and thicker, flatter foot-rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Shiny white on the front. A greyish tin-glaze which has dribbled and pooled over a pale slip covers the entire back. A small diamond shape painted in blue within the foot-rim which has been wiped almost entirely clean of glaze.
Shape: Shape A with more rounded well, a narrower, steeper flange and thicker, flatter foot-rim. (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 in colours |
| Brief description | Tulips and carnations |
| Physical description | Tulips, carnations, spiral buds and flat leaves grow from a low mound, painted in blue, bluish green, yellow and red. Blue dashes and lines at the rim. A partial circle of glaze removed at the centre by the foot of the dish fired with it. Three stilt marks on the front (8.5/9 cms point to point). Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Shiny white on the front. A greyish tin-glaze which has dribbled and pooled over a pale slip covers the entire back. A small diamond shape painted in blue within the foot-rim which has been wiped almost entirely clean of glaze. Shape: Shape A with more rounded well, a narrower, steeper flange and thicker, flatter foot-rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Object history | Purchased by Rev. E.A. Downman at Messrs Fenton, Oxford St., London. Purchased from him, 1911. |
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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 | A36. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.246-1911 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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