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ca. 1630-1640 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of tin-glazed earthenware. A central rose with geometric decoration and a border of alternating schematic 'Conch Shells', chrysanthenums and tassel-like ornament painted in blue. Three stilt marks on the front (11 cms point to point).
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Thick greenish streaky lead-glaze over a pale slip covers the entire back. Foot-rim has probably been partially wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Shape B. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (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
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, decorated in blue with geometric and oriental motifs, London (Southwark or Rotherhithe), ca. 1630-1640
Physical description
Dish of tin-glazed earthenware. A central rose with geometric decoration and a border of alternating schematic 'Conch Shells', chrysanthenums and tassel-like ornament painted in blue. Three stilt marks on the front (11 cms point to point).
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Thick greenish streaky lead-glaze over a pale slip covers the entire back. Foot-rim has probably been partially wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Shape B. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 6cm
  • Diameter: 31.8cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1871. Transferred, 1901.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • M.P.G. 1871, Y. 26. M.P.G. 1876, Y. 32. Hume, p. 45 and Pl: 45.
Other number
A45. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
3859-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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