Plate

ca. 1770-1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Chinese pavilions and trees with 'cracked ice', painted in blue and manganese-purple.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Strong blue.
Shape: Shape M. (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
Chinese pavilions, trees and 'cracked ice'
Physical description
Chinese pavilions and trees with 'cracked ice', painted in blue and manganese-purple.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Strong blue.
Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.3cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs B. E. Nichols, Bristol
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
B264. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.120-1972

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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