Dish
ca. 1739 (made)
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Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of nine reserved panels with alternating leaves and flower sprays on the border and a coastal scene in the centre with ships, a fortification, trees and a man in blue. The back is inscribed P/6 just within the foot-rim. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: White, dribbling and pooling on the back with many pin-holes.
Shape: Shape D. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Shape: Shape 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 of tin-glazed earthenware, painted, possiblty made by Wincanton pottery, possibly in Wincanton or probably Bristol, ca. 1739 |
| Physical description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. The front is covered with powdered manganese-purple with the exception of nine reserved panels with alternating leaves and flower sprays on the border and a coastal scene in the centre with ships, a fortification, trees and a man in blue. The back is inscribed P/6 just within the foot-rim. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: White, dribbling and pooling on the back with many pin-holes. Shape: Shape D. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on back: P/6. (Back) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr Stuart G. Davis, Chelsea |
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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 | B50. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.212-1922 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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