Object Number 1963.0539

Object Name

Plate (Dinner plate)

Category

Ceramics

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Bristol, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Origin Notes

Per previous cataloguer (pre-2010): Origin possibly Bristol or Wincanton

Date

1720-1740

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Underside; Handpainted in underglaze blue "4", "y", or "h".

Materials

Earthenware (delftware, faience); Tin glaze

Techniques

Molded, Painted, Powdered

Dimensions (inches)

1.142 (H) , 8.898 (Diam)

Dimensions (centimeters)

2.9 (H) , 22.6 (Diam)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Article] Berry, Michael W. 1982 "Tin-Glazed Earthenwares at the DAR Museum: A Genealogical Perspective". DAR Museum Antiques Show (catalogue). 11-13.
• Manganese powdered plate with 3-fish border & central fish: p. 12, fig.2, originally owned by Williams-Munn family, Orange, Essex Cty, NJ. (See Notes)
[Book] Grigsby, Leslie B. 2000 The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware.
• Similar plate with fish on powdered manganese ground decoration: p. 129, cat. no. D94.