Dish
ca. 1755-1760 (made)
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Rococo cartouches enclosing panels of diaper ornament and five standing figures each holding a vase of flowers in blue. The back has a letter J within the foot-rim.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white with much whiter, lumpy and pooled areas on the back. Biscuit exposed at many places around the rim on the back.
Shape: Press-moulded panels of diaper and basket work ornament with pierced or possibly stamped decoration. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish white with much whiter, lumpy and pooled areas on the back. Biscuit exposed at many places around the rim on the back.
Shape: Press-moulded panels of diaper and basket work ornament with pierced or possibly stamped decoration. (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 | Delftware stand for a basket, withpainted decoration depicting standing figures holding a vase of flowers, Henry Delamain, Dublin, ca. 1755-1760. |
| Physical description | Rococo cartouches enclosing panels of diaper ornament and five standing figures each holding a vase of flowers in blue. The back has a letter J within the foot-rim. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white with much whiter, lumpy and pooled areas on the back. Biscuit exposed at many places around the rim on the back. Shape: Press-moulded panels of diaper and basket work ornament with pierced or possibly stamped decoration. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'J' (Maker's identification; underside, within footrim.; painted) |
| Object history | Purchased from Mr J. Horne, Kensington, 1983. |
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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 | G16. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.285-1983 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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