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Bowl

ca. 1779 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lambeth High Street Pottery (manufacturer)
Griffith, Abigail (producer (three-dimensional arts))
Morgan, Thomas (producer (three-dimensional arts))
Place of origin
Lambeth (made)

Bowl of enamelled buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. The interior has the inscription 'Success to Trade' with a border of geometric decoration. The exterior has three narrow bands of geometric ornament. All the decoration is in blue. The rim is in dark brown.

Object details

Categories
Delftware
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Bowl
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel
Tin Glaze
Enamel
Earthenware
Painted
Brief description
Delftware bowl of enamelled buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel, produced by Thomas Morgan and Abigail Griffith, Lambeth High Street, Lambeth, ca. 1779.
Physical description
Bowl of enamelled buff coloured tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. The interior has the inscription 'Success to Trade' with a border of geometric decoration. The exterior has three narrow bands of geometric ornament. All the decoration is in blue. The rim is in dark brown.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.4cm
  • Diameter: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Success to Trade' (At bottom of bowl; painted)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Acquired by the Museum of Practical Geology before 1871. Transferred, 1901.
Subjects depicted
Geometric Patterns
Border
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
  • M.P.G. 1871 and 1876, S.11.
Other number
F50. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3617-1901

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
Record URL
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