Dish
ca. 1670-1700 (made)
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Dish, decorated with a pelican in her piety, and a border of masks and medallions, in brown slip on a yellow ground. Signed 'Ralph Simpson' on front of dish. Red earthenware, lead-glazed with 'slip' decoration
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Red earthenware, lead-glazed with 'slip' decoration |
| Brief description | Red earthenware covered with a white slip and decorated with an image of a 'Pelican in her Piety' in coloured slips. The whole covered in a clear lead glaze. Signed by the potter Ralph Simpson. English (Staffordshire), about 1670-1700. |
| Physical description | Dish, decorated with a pelican in her piety, and a border of masks and medallions, in brown slip on a yellow ground. Signed 'Ralph Simpson' on front of dish. Red earthenware, lead-glazed with 'slip' decoration |
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| Marks and inscriptions | "RALPH SIMPSON" (painted in slip on front of dish (rim)) |
| Gallery label | Dish with a Pelican in her Piety, made by Ralph Simpson, North Staffordshire, 1670-1700(2010 (TAB)) |
| Credit line | Bought |
| Object history | Purchased from Prof. A.H. Church for £10. |
| Historical context | A slipware dish with the same design of a Pelican in Her Piety was made by Thomas Toft (see Bossert). |
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| Accession number | 667-1883 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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