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DS1986-718
Dinner plate from a partial dinner service
DS1986-718

Dinner plate from a partial dinner service

Dateca. 1775
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsD: 9 3/4"
Credit LinePartially funded by the Stanley and Polly Stone Foundation.
Object number1986-32,10
DescriptionDinner plate from a partial service consisting of one large dish, four smaller dishes, eleven plates, and six soup plates with incised foot rings. Blue tin glaze decorated in blue: in the well, a Chinese river scene with plants, rocks, trees, two houses, fencing, and an oriental man holding a long fishing net within a band consisting of two alternating Chinese motifs; on the rim, a different oriental band of stylized flowers. On the reverse, three elongated, loosely drawn branches on the rim.
Label TextThe London attribution is based on the color.
InscribedNone
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceJonathan Horne, London