The Temptation
Dish
ca. 1690-1700 (made)
ca. 1690-1700 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Temptation of Adam and Eve in blue, yellow, turquoise, green and manganese- purple. Blue dashes and a manganese-purple line at the rim. Three stilt marks on the front (9 cms point to point).
Body colour: Reddish Buff.
Glaze: White. A pinkish lead glaze,with areas of pale turquoise green tin-glaze radiating from the foot over a pale slip, covers the entire back with the exception of an area within the foot-rim and the foot-rim itself, which has been wiped clean of glaze. Many small spots of blue. Remains of one stilt point and scars of two others on the foot-rim (8.5/9 cms point to point).
Shape: Shape A. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Body colour: Reddish Buff.
Glaze: White. A pinkish lead glaze,with areas of pale turquoise green tin-glaze radiating from the foot over a pale slip, covers the entire back with the exception of an area within the foot-rim and the foot-rim itself, which has been wiped clean of glaze. Many small spots of blue. Remains of one stilt point and scars of two others on the foot-rim (8.5/9 cms point to point).
Shape: Shape A. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997)
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | The Temptation (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted in colours |
| Brief description | Dish decorated with a depiction of 'The Temptation' |
| Physical description | The Temptation of Adam and Eve in blue, yellow, turquoise, green and manganese- purple. Blue dashes and a manganese-purple line at the rim. Three stilt marks on the front (9 cms point to point). Body colour: Reddish Buff. Glaze: White. A pinkish lead glaze,with areas of pale turquoise green tin-glaze radiating from the foot over a pale slip, covers the entire back with the exception of an area within the foot-rim and the foot-rim itself, which has been wiped clean of glaze. Many small spots of blue. Remains of one stilt point and scars of two others on the foot-rim (8.5/9 cms point to point). Shape: Shape A. (Alphabetic shape codes as used in appendix to Archer. Delftware. 1997) |
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| Object history | Purchased from Mr G. Atkins, Kensington, 1991. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | <u>Genesis</u> |
| 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 | A16. - <u>Delftware</u> (1997) cat. no. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.146-1991 |
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| Record created | January 29, 2000 |
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