Pickle Tray
ca. 1750 (made)
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Closely similar scenes of Chinese figures in Oriental landscapes divided by borders of leaves in blue. The underside of the central compartment has 6 in blue near the centre.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white and finely crazed. Three peg-marks at the outer edge of three compartments.
Shape: Press-moulded and hollow between segments, which all have a simple round bun foot with the exception of the central compartment. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: Bluish white and finely crazed. Three peg-marks at the outer edge of three compartments.
Shape: Press-moulded and hollow between segments, which all have a simple round bun foot with the exception of the central compartment. (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 | Delftware tray, with painted decoration of Chinese figures in Oriental landscapes, London, probably William Griffith, Lambeth High Street, ca. 1750. |
| Physical description | Closely similar scenes of Chinese figures in Oriental landscapes divided by borders of leaves in blue. The underside of the central compartment has 6 in blue near the centre. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Bluish white and finely crazed. Three peg-marks at the outer edge of three compartments. Shape: Press-moulded and hollow between segments, which all have a simple round bun foot with the exception of the central compartment. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '6' (The underside of the central compartment, near the centre.; painted) |
| Credit line | Mellor Bequest |
| Object history | Mellor Bequest, 1963. Exhibited: Rijksmuseum, No: 121. |
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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 | G10. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.5-1963 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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