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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Dish

18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of red earthenware moulded in the form of a fish and covered with a manganese brown glaze. The inside is moulded, the outside plain. Small oval foot. At the tail end is a loop handle.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, moulded, with a manganese brown glaze
Brief description
Moulded fish dish of earthenware covered with a brown glaze. English, Staffordshire, 18th century
Physical description
Dish of red earthenware moulded in the form of a fish and covered with a manganese brown glaze. The inside is moulded, the outside plain. Small oval foot. At the tail end is a loop handle.
Dimensions
  • Taken from register height: 7.0cm
  • Taken from register length: 35.2cm
  • Taken from register width: 17.5cm
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Originally thought to be 17th century.
Collection
Accession number
2067-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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