Plate
Plate
ca.1880 (made)
ca.1880 (made)
| Place of origin |
Unglazed earthenware plate with black painted ornament over a white slip
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Plate (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Unglazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Pottery, earthenware, Thatta, Sind |
| Physical description | Unglazed earthenware plate with black painted ornament over a white slip |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Object history | Bought by Caspar Purdon Clarke on his purchasing trip to India 1881-2 |
| Historical context | Sind has had a long tradition of making glazed tiles and earthenware pottery wares, and Tatta was one of the main centres of manufacture. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.238-1883 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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