Wall Bracket
ca. 1760 (made)
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Wall bracket of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. A bird standing on a flowering branch with flowers, leaves and a shell above in blue. Greyish white glaze with three stilt-marks on the back, two of them coinciding with the drilled suspension holes. Press-moulded shape in a manner followed by the painted decoration with the exception of the lower part of the cornucopia which is spirally fluted. The flat back has two holes for suspension, drilled through after glazing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel and moulded |
| Brief description | Wall bracket of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel, probably made in Liverpool, ca. 1760. |
| Physical description | Wall bracket of tin-glazed earthenware painted with blue enamel. A bird standing on a flowering branch with flowers, leaves and a shell above in blue. Greyish white glaze with three stilt-marks on the back, two of them coinciding with the drilled suspension holes. Press-moulded shape in a manner followed by the painted decoration with the exception of the lower part of the cornucopia which is spirally fluted. The flat back has two holes for suspension, drilled through after glazing. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997). |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed on back: 2. (Back) |
| Credit line | Presented by Lt. Col. K. Dingwall, DSO with Art Fund support |
| Object history | Pair with C.76-1926. |
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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 | I26. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
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| Accession number | C.76A-1926 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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