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Dish

1741 (made)
Artist/Maker
Brislington Pottery (manufacturer)
Limekiln Lane Pottery (The Lower Pot-House) (manufacturer)
Bundy, Josiah (producer)
Gaynard, James (producer)
Place of origin
Limekiln Lane (made)
Brislington (made)

The Temptation of Adam and Eve painted in blue, yellow, green and red. The border is inscribed B/S E 1741. The back has alternating Q and ll motifs on the well in blue. Dealer or collection label on the back and label noting gift from King George V.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Shiny white (with a kwaart?).
Shape: Shape E. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Christianity
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Earthenware
Tin Glaze
Glazed
Painted
Brief description
The 'Temptation'
Physical description
The Temptation of Adam and Eve painted in blue, yellow, green and red. The border is inscribed B/S E 1741. The back has alternating Q and ll motifs on the well in blue. Dealer or collection label on the back and label noting gift from King George V.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Shiny white (with a kwaart?).
Shape: Shape E. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Height: 4.2cm
  • Diameter: 33.7cm
Height: Ht. 4.2 cms (1 5/8 ins).() Diameter: D. 33.7 cms (13 1/4 ins)
Marks and inscriptions
  • Inscribed 17 B/S E 41. (Back)
  • alternating Q and ll motifs.
Credit line
Given by King George V
Production
Bristol (Limekiln Lane: Josiah Bundy or James Gaynard) or may be Brislington
Subjects depicted
Christianity
The Temptation of Adam and Eve
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
  • Lipski and Archer, No: 474.
Other number
A18. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.375-1926

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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