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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Ireland (made) Glasgow (made)

Rocks, flowers and plants in blue. The pigment appears watery and blotchy. The back has the letter F in the middle and four herbal sprigs on the flange in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white.
Shape: Shape K with wider, flatter flange. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

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Categories	Delftware Ceramics Scotland SCRAN
Object type	Dish
Materials and techniques	Tin-glazed earthenware, painted Glazed
Brief description	Meat dish or tureen stand. Rocks, flowers and plants
Physical description	Rocks, flowers and plants in blue. The pigment appears watery and blotchy. The back has the letter F in the middle and four herbal sprigs on the flange in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white. Shape: Shape K with wider, flatter flange. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions	Length: 51.1cm Width: 40.4cm Length: L. 51.1 cms (20 1/8 ins).() Width: W. 40.4 cms (15 7/8 ins)
Marks and inscriptions	F (Back)
Object history	Sothebys. c.1969-70. Purchased from Messrs. Jellinek and Vermoutier, Kensington, 1970.
Production	Perhaps Irish or Glasgow
Subject depicted	Flower
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 Garner and Archer, p.78, Pl: 136.B. Delftfield, p.33.
Other number	G24. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.17-1970

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Record created	January 29, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O21318/dish-unknown/

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