Drainer
1673 (dated)
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Drainer of tin-glazed earthenware. A band of geometric ornament runs round the rim enclosing concentric rings of schematic foliate decoration. The handles have curving stripes. The initials and date V/HM/1673 are painted within the foot-rim. All the decoration is in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Shiny white glaze. Foot wiped partly clean of glaze.
Shape: A flatter version of Shape A. A deep groove runs round the outside just below the upper rim. The pierced holes follow the lines of five concentric rings scored into the upper surface while the clay was leather hard. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Shiny white glaze. Foot wiped partly clean of glaze.
Shape: A flatter version of Shape A. A deep groove runs round the outside just below the upper rim. The pierced holes follow the lines of five concentric rings scored into the upper surface while the clay was leather hard. (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 | Drainer, tin-glazed earthenware, painted in blue with geometric decoration with an inscription, English or Dutch, dated 1673 |
| Physical description | Drainer of tin-glazed earthenware. A band of geometric ornament runs round the rim enclosing concentric rings of schematic foliate decoration. The handles have curving stripes. The initials and date V/HM/1673 are painted within the foot-rim. All the decoration is in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Shiny white glaze. Foot wiped partly clean of glaze. Shape: A flatter version of Shape A. A deep groove runs round the outside just below the upper rim. The pierced holes follow the lines of five concentric rings scored into the upper surface while the clay was leather hard. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'V / HM / 1673' (The initials and date are painted in blue within the footrim) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1876. Transfered 1901. |
| Production | English or Dutch |
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| Other number | F59. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | 3863-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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