Dish
ca. 1745 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Two cocks standing in a landscape with fence, a rock with apertures and a flowering tree within a border of flower sprays. The well has alternating artemisia leaves ( one of the Eight Precious Things) and panels of diaper pattern. All the decoration is in blue. The back has a leaf spray in the middle within the foot-rim and three herbal sprigs (almond branches ?) on the flange and well in blue.The rim is in brownish red.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white.
Shape: Shape D with shallower well and flatter flange. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white.
Shape: Shape D with shallower well and flatter flange. (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 blue |
| Brief description | Floral with a landscape and two cocks |
| Physical description | Two cocks standing in a landscape with fence, a rock with apertures and a flowering tree within a border of flower sprays. The well has alternating artemisia leaves ( one of the Eight Precious Things) and panels of diaper pattern. All the decoration is in blue. The back has a leaf spray in the middle within the foot-rim and three herbal sprigs (almond branches ?) on the flange and well in blue.The rim is in brownish red. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Bluish white. Shape: Shape D with shallower well and flatter flange. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr T. Charbonnier, Bristol |
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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 | B124. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.124-1924 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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