Bowl
ca. 1745-1750 (made)
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The interior is covered with powdered blue with the exception of nine reserved panels with flower and leaf sprays on the border and in the centre a standing Chinese figure holding a lantern (?) suspended from a stick, a fence, flowering shrub, bird and a flying insect in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white, pooling on the exterior and lightly crazed. Three peg-marks on the exterior at the rim.
Shape: The bowl has a slightly upturned press-moulded, fluted and scalloped rim, rounded sides and a recessed foot. Noticeable turning rings on the exterior. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white, pooling on the exterior and lightly crazed. Three peg-marks on the exterior at the rim.
Shape: The bowl has a slightly upturned press-moulded, fluted and scalloped rim, rounded sides and a recessed foot. Noticeable turning rings on the exterior. (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 |
| Brief description | A Chinese figure in a landscape |
| Physical description | The interior is covered with powdered blue with the exception of nine reserved panels with flower and leaf sprays on the border and in the centre a standing Chinese figure holding a lantern (?) suspended from a stick, a fence, flowering shrub, bird and a flying insect in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white, pooling on the exterior and lightly crazed. Three peg-marks on the exterior at the rim. Shape: The bowl has a slightly upturned press-moulded, fluted and scalloped rim, rounded sides and a recessed foot. Noticeable turning rings on the exterior. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Mellor Bequest |
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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 | B62. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.39-1963 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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