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Plate (Dinner plate)
1714-1727
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Vauxhall (London); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1959.1865
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1865
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Possibly Vauxhall (London); England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1714-1727
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Upper surface, within reserve
Inscription: Painted in underglaze blue "GR"
Mark/Signature: No
Subject(s)
- George I
- Monarchs and nobility
- Government
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
1.102 (H) x 7.52 (D)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.8 (H) x 19.1 (D)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Britton, Frank. 1982 English Delftware in the Bristol Collection.
• Similar shaped plate with same reserve, but differently banded rim: p. 142, no. 119, possibly Vauxhall, London, c. 1715.Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Variation with "AR" (Anna Regina) initials: p. 105, no. 62, symbolizing the Act of Union (1707) creating Kingdom of Great Britain.Book: Austin, John C. 1994 British Delft at Williamsburg.
• Variation with "AR" initials: p. 138, no. 184Book: Britton, Frank. 1987 London Delftware.
• Differently detailed polychrome plate with same motif, initials and crown, excavated among finds from the Vauxhall factory site: p. 70, fig. I, noting other similarly decorated examples. For a non-excavated example, see p. 142, no. 119.Book: Garner, Frederick Horace. 1948 English Delftware.
• Similar "GR" plate, perhaps by same hand, but with slightly different border: pl. 43 ABook: Archer, Michael & Morgan, Brian. 1977 Fair as China Dishes: English Delftware from the Collection of Mrs. Marion and Brian Morgan.
• Similar "GR" plate, perhaps by same hand, but with slightly different border, and an "AR" version: p. 73, no. 46 ("AR"); p. 78, no. 52 ("GR")