Dish
ca. 1685-1695 (made)
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Dish, tin-glazed earthenware, painted decoration of tulip, carnations, budding flowers and leaves grow from a low mound in blue, yellow, ochre and turquoise green. Three stilt marks on the front (7 cms point to point). Buff body colour, shiny lead-glaze with strong greenish areas over a pale slip covers the entire back. Foot-rim has probably partially been wiped clean of glaze.
Shape: Lipski D. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Shape: Lipski D. (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, tin-glazed earthenware painted with patterns of tulips and carnations, London, ca. 1685-1695 |
| Physical description | Dish, tin-glazed earthenware, painted decoration of tulip, carnations, budding flowers and leaves grow from a low mound in blue, yellow, ochre and turquoise green. Three stilt marks on the front (7 cms point to point). Buff body colour, shiny lead-glaze with strong greenish areas over a pale slip covers the entire back. Foot-rim has probably partially been wiped clean of glaze. Shape: Lipski D. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Given by Prof. F. H. Garner |
| Object history | Tulips and carnations are not native to Europe, but were introduced from Turkey and the near East. The decoration on this charger also derives from Turkey, and from Iznik ceramics of the sixteenth century, but the design and colouring are much bolder and coarser. |
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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 | A29. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.895-1935 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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