Dish

Dateca. 1760

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsD: 12"; H: 1 5/8"; Footring: 6 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1959-367

DescriptionDeep-dish large plate with incised foot ring. Blue tin glaze decorated with a gnarled root, a flowering branch, a leaf frond, and insects; on the rim, Chinese fishlike forms and wavy branches. Outlining in orange, root in manganese, leaves in mixed green, flowers in yellow and orange, and fishlike forms in yellow.
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MarkingsNo
ProvenanceElinor Merrell, New York