Plate
late 19th century (made)
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Plate of orange-brown earthenware painted in dark-brown, orange-brown and copper-green on a thin white slip. Over the front is a deep cream lead-glaze. Brown spiral in the middle surrounded by concentric fillets and groups of four radiating tongues. In the border are radiating half-rosettes.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware painted in colours on a thin white slip |
Brief description | Dish of orange-brown earthenware covered with a white slip and painted in colours. Romanian, Oltenia region, late 19th century. |
Physical description | Plate of orange-brown earthenware painted in dark-brown, orange-brown and copper-green on a thin white slip. Over the front is a deep cream lead-glaze. Brown spiral in the middle surrounded by concentric fillets and groups of four radiating tongues. In the border are radiating half-rosettes. |
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Credit line | Given by Major Barbu Slatineanu |
Historical context | Note in Register: Extract from letter received from Major Slatineanu - I enclose the list of the plates which have reached you with the names of the regions they came from. As they have been mostly collected by me directly from the peasant which used them sometime ago, I can be nearly sure of their place of origin. |
Production | Made in the Oltenia region. |
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Accession number | C.94-1935 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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