Plate
ca. 1760-1770 (made)
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A gaff- rigged ketch with a counter stern and the inscription SHIP DE NUILE FIESSCHEREY CAPt MICHAEL MITZNER in blue, flying a flag with two blue and two ochre lines and an eagle with outstretched wings in manganese purple with a border of bianco-sopra-bianco leaves, rosettes and diaper ornament.
Body colour: Buff
Glaze: Lavender. Many small white dots in the glaze, particularly visible on areas painted in blue.
Shape: Shape L. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff
Glaze: Lavender. Many small white dots in the glaze, particularly visible on areas painted in blue.
Shape: Shape L. (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 |
| Brief description | A gaff-rigged ketch and an inscription |
| Physical description | A gaff- rigged ketch with a counter stern and the inscription SHIP DE NUILE FIESSCHEREY CAPt MICHAEL MITZNER in blue, flying a flag with two blue and two ochre lines and an eagle with outstretched wings in manganese purple with a border of bianco-sopra-bianco leaves, rosettes and diaper ornament. Body colour: Buff Glaze: Lavender. Many small white dots in the glaze, particularly visible on areas painted in blue. Shape: Shape L. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed: SHIP DE NUILE FIESSCHEREY CAPt MICHAEL MITZNER. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr T. Charbonnier, Bristol |
| 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 | B104. - Delftware (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.534-1922 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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