On display
Image of Gallery in South Kensington

Dish

ca. 1760-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Redcliff Back Pottery (manufacturer)
Frank, Richard (producer)
Place of origin
Redcliff Back (made)

Sprays of flowers in red, yellow, green and blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White, slightly dribbling on the back. Only one peg-like mark on the back of the flange.
Shape: Shape E. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours
Tin Glaze
Earthenware
Glazed
Painted
Brief description
Flowers
Physical description
Sprays of flowers in red, yellow, green and blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White, slightly dribbling on the back. Only one peg-like mark on the back of the flange.
Shape: Shape E. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 33cm
Object history
Purchased from Mr L. Gautier, London, 1923.
Subject depicted
Flowers
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Michael. Delftware: the tin-glazed earthenware of the British Isles. A catalogue of the collection in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 1997. ISBN 0 11 290499 8
Other number
B168. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.730-1923

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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