Bowl
ca. 1700-1750 (made)
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Bowl of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Out-turned rim and a small foot. Decoration consists of a circular panel occupying the bottom of the bowl and depicting a halberdier with two dogs, moving in a landscape containing in the foreground, cannons, powder barrels (?) mines, etc. and in the background a town and mountains. From this roundel radiate tulips in yellow and green, and between and beyond them are oval motives shaded in blue with an orange centre, all on a manganese ground. On the back of the bowl are leaf sprays roughly painted in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Bowl of pinkish earthenware covered with a tin glaze and painted in colours. German, possibly Danzig, about 1700-1750. |
| Physical description | Bowl of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels. Out-turned rim and a small foot. Decoration consists of a circular panel occupying the bottom of the bowl and depicting a halberdier with two dogs, moving in a landscape containing in the foreground, cannons, powder barrels (?) mines, etc. and in the background a town and mountains. From this roundel radiate tulips in yellow and green, and between and beyond them are oval motives shaded in blue with an orange centre, all on a manganese ground. On the back of the bowl are leaf sprays roughly painted in blue. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Stuart Gerald Davis |
| Production | Possibly made in Danzig. |
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| Accession number | C.99-1951 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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