Dish
ca. 1600 (made)
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Oval dish on raised foot with oval depression in the middle surrounded by strapwork which interlaces and branches off to form a border for four circular depressions round the sides and for the edge of the dish. In the spaces between the circular depression are four cupids, one with a shield, one with a spray of foliage and a quiver, one with a fasces and an olive branch, the fourth with a trumpet and flag. Coloured in green, blue and yellow with bodies left white, on a brown ground. The depressions and the reverse are mottled.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded and glazed |
Brief description | Dish of buff earthenware with moulded decoration, coloured and glazed. French, about 1600. |
Physical description | Oval dish on raised foot with oval depression in the middle surrounded by strapwork which interlaces and branches off to form a border for four circular depressions round the sides and for the edge of the dish. In the spaces between the circular depression are four cupids, one with a shield, one with a spray of foliage and a quiver, one with a fasces and an olive branch, the fourth with a trumpet and flag. Coloured in green, blue and yellow with bodies left white, on a brown ground. The depressions and the reverse are mottled. |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by George Salting, Esq. |
Object history | Salting Bequest. |
Historical context | See also 1796-1858. |
Production | Style of Bernard Palissy |
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Bibliographic reference | Lauzay and Delange |
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Accession number | C.2326-1910 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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