Dish
ca. 1680-1690 (made)
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Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. The Temptation of Adam and Eve, painted in blue, yellow, ochre, turquoise green and manganese-purple. Blue dashes and a yellow line at the rim. Three stilt marks on the front (9 cms point to point). Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Shiny white glaze on the front. A bluish lead-glaze with some random dark blue spots over a pale slip covers the entire back with a few small areas of tin-glaze near the rim. Remains of three stilt points within the foot-rim (7.5 cms point to point).
Shape: Shape A with less pronounced flange and wider rim. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Shape: Shape A with less pronounced flange and wider rim. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, possibly Brislington pottery, probably London or possibly Brislington or Bristol, ca. 1680-1690 |
| Physical description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. The Temptation of Adam and Eve, painted in blue, yellow, ochre, turquoise green and manganese-purple. Blue dashes and a yellow line at the rim. Three stilt marks on the front (9 cms point to point). Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Shiny white glaze on the front. A bluish lead-glaze with some random dark blue spots over a pale slip covers the entire back with a few small areas of tin-glaze near the rim. Remains of three stilt points within the foot-rim (7.5 cms point to point). Shape: Shape A with less pronounced flange and wider rim. Foot pierced with one hole before firing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs L. S. Speed |
| Production | Probably London or possibly Brislington or Bristol |
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| 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 | A15. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.323-1914 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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