Plate
ca. 1748 (made)
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Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Buff coloured body. The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of nine reserved panels with alternating fleurs-de-lys and 'carnations' on the border, and a basket of flowers in the centre in red.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, probably made in Bristol, ca. 1748. |
| Physical description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Buff coloured body. The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of nine reserved panels with alternating fleurs-de-lys and 'carnations' on the border, and a basket of flowers in the centre in red. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Alternating X and \\ motifs (On the back, on the well in blue) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | Glaze: White, pooling and dribbling on the flange and rim of the back, with many pin-holes. Shape: Shape E with more upturned rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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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.817-1935 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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