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Plaque

Date1795 (dated)

Maker J. Williams

OriginEngland, Bristol

MediumLead-glazed earthenware, china glaze (pearlware)

DimensionsDiameter: 6 1/2 in.

Credit LineC. Thomas Hamlin III Fund and Museum Purchase

Object number2019-3

DescriptionOval china glaze (pearlware) plaque molded in low relief and painted in polychrome enamels is a pottery shop scene showing a potter throwing on a wheel, assisted by a boy turning a large wheel, and another boy kneading clay; a smoking bottle kiln is seen through the shop window, and inside the shop are wares on shelves. The reverse is painted in script with the following: "Model'd In the Year / 1795 by J Williams / & Colour'd by H Clarke".
InscribedThe reverse painted in script: "Model'd In the Year / 1795 by J Williams / & Colour'd by H Clarke".