Arion on the dolphin
Plate
ca. 1750-1760 (made)
ca. 1750-1760 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Arion seated on a dolphin playing a harp in a coastal landscape with sailing ships and sponged trees in manganese-purple.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white, pooling on the back with numerous pin-holes.
Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white, pooling on the back with numerous pin-holes.
Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Arion on the dolphin (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Arion on the dolphin |
| Physical description | Arion seated on a dolphin playing a harp in a coastal landscape with sailing ships and sponged trees in manganese-purple. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white, pooling on the back with numerous pin-holes. Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Mellor Bequest |
| Subjects depicted | |
| 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 | B224. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.80-1963 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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