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Dish
1740-1750
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol; Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Museum Object Number
2003.0022.075
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Nancy du Pont Reynolds
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Object Number
2003.0022.075
Object Name
Dish
Category
Ceramics
Place of Origin
Bristol; Bristol; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1740-1750
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Label
Location: Underside
Inscription: Circular red-printed sticker with concentric ring border and an eagle, inscribed "Herbert Schiffer/Antiques/Exton/PA."
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Earthenware (delftware, faience)
- Tin glaze
Techniques
- Painted
- Powdered
- Molded
Dimensions (inches)
1.75 (H) x 12.687 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
4.445 (H) x 32.225 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Article: Grigsby, Leslie B. 09//2003 "Rouse up Bold Brittons": The Mrs. Nancy dy Pont Reynolds Collection of Powdered Manganese Delftware. Winterthur Magazine. 40-45.
• Published: p. 45Book: Archer, Michael. 2013 Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum.
• Powdered manganese dish possibly by the same hand: p. 105, no. B.41, with fish and with very similar Cupid on the rim. Centered on the dish is a figure of Neptune with a dolphin. Bristol, c. 1740-50Book: Lipski, Louis L. & Archer, Michael. 1984 Dated English Delftware: Tin-glazed Earthenware 1600-1800.
• 1772 dated plate with somewhat similar arrangement of fish: no. 666, not powdered ground. 16 blue and red-painted fish set against white ground of central well and rim.Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• American usage of manganese powdered "fish" punch bowls: pp. 48-49, nos. 15 and 16, the latter with unusual pairs of fish forming crosses and with sgraffito patterns on powdered ground.Book: Lange, Amanda E. Delftware at Historic Deerfield, 1600-1800.
• Fish-centered and bordered powdered manganese plate with MA history: p. 26, fig., 18, single fish in center in ogee-curved reserve, 3 fish form border. History of usage at Deerfield MA.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 & cantral fish: p. 12, fig.2, originally owned by Williams-Munn family, Orange, Essex Cty, NJ. (See Notes)