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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plate

1716 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The inscription M G/1716 and the arms of the Worshipful Company of Watermen; in base barry wavy of six azure and argent, a boat proper, on a chief azure two oars in saltire or between two cushions argent fretted gules, trimmed argent, and tasselled or with supporters on either side a dolphin haurient argent, finned, eyed and tusked or; crest, on a wreath argent and gules a dexter arm embowed vested argent holding in the hand proper an oar erect or; with a border of ju-i lappets in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White with numerous small black specks on the front and pooling thickly on the back.
Shape: Shape J. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
The arms of the Watermen's Company and an inscription
Physical description
The inscription M G/1716 and the arms of the Worshipful Company of Watermen; in base barry wavy of six azure and argent, a boat proper, on a chief azure two oars in saltire or between two cushions argent fretted gules, trimmed argent, and tasselled or with supporters on either side a dolphin haurient argent, finned, eyed and tusked or; crest, on a wreath argent and gules a dexter arm embowed vested argent holding in the hand proper an oar erect or; with a border of ju-i lappets in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White with numerous small black specks on the front and pooling thickly on the back.
Shape: Shape J. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
Diameter: 8 7/8 ins
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed on the front: M G/1716
Object history
Given by Mrs M. A. Welbank, London, 1896.
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Lipski and Archer, No: 281.
Other number
B17. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
80-1896

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Record createdFebruary 7, 2000
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