Char Pot

ca. 1750-1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Five similar fishes in grey, red and manganese-purple.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white. Three peg-marks at the edge of the underside which is glazed.
Shape: Underside flat without foot-rim. (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
Delftware char pot, painted decoration depicting fishes, Liverpool, possibly Zachariah Barnes, ca. 1750-1770
Physical description
Five similar fishes in grey, red and manganese-purple.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white. Three peg-marks at the edge of the underside which is glazed.
Shape: Underside flat without foot-rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23cm
Credit line
Given by Mr Stuart G. Davis
Subject 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
F56. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.743-1921

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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