Plate
ca. 1750-1770 (made)
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Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with a woman in a landscape, the figure in manganese purple, the landscape in blue.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware, painted |
| Brief description | Plate, painted woman in a landscape in blue, tin-glazed earthenware, Bristol, about 1750-70, probably made at Redcliff Back |
| Physical description | Plate of tin-glazed earthenware, painted with a woman in a landscape, the figure in manganese purple, the landscape in blue. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | none |
| Object history | Historical significance: The painting of a figure in manganese and landscape in blue is a highly unusual feature. A similar plate, inscribed with the name of its painter, John Bowen, was destroyed during a fire at Alexandra Palace in 1873. |
| Production | Bristol (probably Redcliff Back, Richard Frank) |
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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, pp.222-3. ISBN 0 11 290499 8 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.30-1996 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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