Plate
Dish
ca. 1880 (made)
ca. 1880 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The plate, almost certainly made at the Bombay School of Art in the 1880s, was given to the museum as a 'cake stand'. It may actually have been used as a tray for rotis, or Indian unleavened flatbreads.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Plate (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Pottery, brown cream earthenware |
| Physical description | The circula plate has a flat top and ring foot. It is made of earthenware, glazed over white slip decoration which consists of a central sun rosette from which with stylised palmettes radiating outwards. A border of interlocking circles between single lines is at the outer edge. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss G. M. Gayner |
| Production | Bombay School of Art |
| Summary | The plate, almost certainly made at the Bombay School of Art in the 1880s, was given to the museum as a 'cake stand'. It may actually have been used as a tray for rotis, or Indian unleavened flatbreads. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.186-1965 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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