Fruit Dish
ca. 1820 (made)
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Fruit dish (comport) of earthenware. The dish is of pointed oval section and is supported on a tall foot with a lozenge-shaped base. It is transfer-printed in underglaze blue inside with Chinoiserie figures and a zebra in a landscape surrounded by a border of flowers. Round the outside of the foot is also a border of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Fruit dish (comport), lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made at the factory of Rogers, Longport, Staffordshire, ca. 1820 |
| Physical description | Fruit dish (comport) of earthenware. The dish is of pointed oval section and is supported on a tall foot with a lozenge-shaped base. It is transfer-printed in underglaze blue inside with Chinoiserie figures and a zebra in a landscape surrounded by a border of flowers. Round the outside of the foot is also a border of flowers. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ROGERS' (Impressed) |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
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| Accession number | 2572-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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