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On Display: House - Queen Anne Dining Room
Plate (Dinner plate)
1720-1740
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol; Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
1963.0539
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1963.0539
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
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/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Underside
Inscription: Handpainted in underglaze blue "4", "y", or "h".
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Painted
- Powdered
Dimensions (inches)
1.142 (H) x 8.898 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.9 (H) x 22.6 (Diam)
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.