Dish
1689 (made)
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Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. A Chinese figure standing on a terrace in an oriental landscape surmounted by the inscription N/A S/1689, with a border of alternating floral and oriental classic scroll motifs. All the decoration is in blue with dark grey outlines.
Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white, slightly crazed.
Shape: Shape E. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white, slightly crazed.
Shape: Shape E. (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, possibly made by Norfolk House pottery, London or made in the Netherlands, 1689 |
| Physical description | Dish of tin-glazed earthenware, painted. A Chinese figure standing on a terrace in an oriental landscape surmounted by the inscription N/A S/1689, with a border of alternating floral and oriental classic scroll motifs. All the decoration is in blue with dark grey outlines. Body colour: Buff. Glaze: Greyish white, slightly crazed. Shape: Shape E. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Marks and inscriptions | N/A S/1689 (Inscribed) |
| Credit line | Mellor Bequest |
| Production | Probably London (may be Norfolk House) or possibly Dutch |
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| Other number | B194. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.21-1963 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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