Dish
ca. 1685-1689 (made)
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Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with a bust portrait probably of Mary of Modena inscribed Q M surrounded by a border with flowering plants and flying insects, in yellow, blue and manganese-purple. A purple line at the rim. Three stilt marks at the front (10.2 cms point to point).
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Pale greenish blue. A shiny lead-glaze over a pale slip with some areas of greenish blue tin-glaze at the rim covers the entire back. Foot-rim wiped almost entirely clean of glaze.
Shape: Shape A with flat base to foot. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Pale greenish blue. A shiny lead-glaze over a pale slip with some areas of greenish blue tin-glaze at the rim covers the entire back. Foot-rim wiped almost entirely clean of glaze.
Shape: Shape A with flat base to foot. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with probably Mary of Modena and an inscription, Brislington pottery, Bristol, ca. 1685-1689 |
| Physical description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with a bust portrait probably of Mary of Modena inscribed Q M surrounded by a border with flowering plants and flying insects, in yellow, blue and manganese-purple. A purple line at the rim. Three stilt marks at the front (10.2 cms point to point). Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Pale greenish blue. A shiny lead-glaze over a pale slip with some areas of greenish blue tin-glaze at the rim covers the entire back. Foot-rim wiped almost entirely clean of glaze. Shape: Shape A with flat base to foot. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Q M' (Inscribed) |
| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1871. Transferred, 1901. |
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| Other number | A8. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | 3872-1901 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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