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Plate

1690-1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A coat of arms on a bend wavy cotised, three cinquefoils and the motto QUI CAPIT CAPITUR in blue. The back is marked with the letter D and a monogram of PAW.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Pin-holes on back. Three indentations in the glaze on the back arranged like the points of an equilateral triangle (6/6.5 cms point to point).
Shape: Shape G with a roll above the rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Tin-glazed earthenware, painted
Brief description
Plate, coat of arms with helm and motto 'QVI CAPIT CAPITVR', tin-glazed earthenware with painted decoration, made at the factory "De Paauw", Delft, 1690-1710
Physical description
A coat of arms on a bend wavy cotised, three cinquefoils and the motto QUI CAPIT CAPITUR in blue. The back is marked with the letter D and a monogram of PAW.
Body colour: Buff.
Glaze: White. Pin-holes on back. Three indentations in the glaze on the back arranged like the points of an equilateral triangle (6/6.5 cms point to point).
Shape: Shape G with a roll above the rim. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.2cm
Diameter: D. 25.2 cms (9 15/16 ins)
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DPAVW' in monogram (Painted in blue)
  • 'QVI CAPIT CAPITVR' (Motto)
    Translation
    He who takes is taken
Credit line
Mellor Bequest
Object history
Mellor Bequest, 1963.
Production
Dutch (Delft)
Subjects depicted
Associated object
C.23-1963 (Set)
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
M7. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no.
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.79-1963

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Record createdJanuary 29, 2000
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