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ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The Temptation of Adam and Eve in blue, yellow, green and red. The foliage of the tree sponged in green and the rim in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Three unobtrusive peg-marks about 2 cms in from the rim on the underside.
Shape: Shape B with deeper well, wider, flatter foot-rim and without a groove at the rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
'The Temptation'
Physical description
The Temptation of Adam and Eve in blue, yellow, green and red. The foliage of the tree sponged in green and the rim in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Three unobtrusive peg-marks about 2 cms in from the rim on the underside.
Shape: Shape B with deeper well, wider, flatter foot-rim and without a groove at the rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.3cm
  • Diameter: 33.3cm
Height: Ht. 6.3 cms (2 7/16 ins).() Diameter: D. 33.3 cms (13 1/8 ins)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs M. B. Sargeant, London
Production
Bristol (may be Redcliff Back, Richard Frank)
Subjects depicted
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
A21. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.55-1967

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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