Pickle Tray
ca. 1750-1760 (made)
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Flower sprays within foliate and floral borders in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish with small white dots or bubbles in the glaze where it has pooled in the compartments. Numerous small areas of body exposed on the back.
Shape: Press-moulded and hollow between segments, which all have a simple round bun foot with the exception of the central compartment. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish with small white dots or bubbles in the glaze where it has pooled in the compartments. Numerous small areas of body exposed on the back.
Shape: Press-moulded and hollow between segments, which all have a simple round bun foot with the exception of the central compartment. (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 | Delftware tray, floral decoration, London, probably William Griffith, Lambeth High Street, ca. 1750-1760. |
| Physical description | Flower sprays within foliate and floral borders in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish with small white dots or bubbles in the glaze where it has pooled in the compartments. Numerous small areas of body exposed on the back. Shape: Press-moulded and hollow between segments, which all have a simple round bun foot with the exception of the central compartment. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Mellor Bequest |
| Object history | Mellor Bequest, 1963. |
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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 | G11. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.84-1963 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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