Plate

ca. 1735-1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bamboos, a butterfly and grasses with a border of flowers and leaves in blue, red and green.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White.
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
Bamboos and flowers
Physical description
Bamboos, a butterfly and grasses with a border of flowers and leaves in blue, red and green.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White.
Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.8cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mrs B. E. Nichols, Bristol
Object history
Possibly Mr W.J. Pountney, 1913 (old label on the back).
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
B120. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.121-1972

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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