Plate
ca. 1760-1765 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Plate. A Chinese figure, a pavilion, trees and fences in yellow, blue and manganese-purple within a border of bianco-sopra-bianco leaves and 'pine-cones'. The back has three almond branches on the flange in blue.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white and slightly crazed.
Shape: Shape L with press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white and slightly crazed.
Shape: Shape L with press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim. (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 with enamels |
| Brief description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware painted with enamels with Chinese figure anda pavilion, probably Redcliff Back pottery, ca. 1760-1765. |
| Physical description | Plate. A Chinese figure, a pavilion, trees and fences in yellow, blue and manganese-purple within a border of bianco-sopra-bianco leaves and 'pine-cones'. The back has three almond branches on the flange in blue. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Bluish white and slightly crazed. Shape: Shape L with press-moulded fluted border and scalloped rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Lord Polwarth, 1912. Dowell, Edinburgh. 29:3:1912. Lot 223. |
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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 | B87. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.321-1912 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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