Plate

ca. 1745-1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of five reserved panels of shrubs and a centre scene of a Chinese figure with a fence, flowers, a tree and flying insect in blue. The rim is in reddish brown.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish, pooling on the back.
Shape: Shape M. (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
Chinese figure in a landscape
Physical description
The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of five reserved panels of shrubs and a centre scene of a Chinese figure with a fence, flowers, a tree and flying insect in blue. The rim is in reddish brown.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Greyish, pooling on the back.
Shape: Shape M. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.7cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Prof. F. H. Garner
Subjects 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
B56. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
C.74-1965

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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