Dish
Dateca. 1750
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsH: 2"; D: 13 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-781
DescriptionPlate with raised foot ring. White tin glaze decorated predominantly in grayish blue with two swans swimming near a house; foreground and sponged leafage in manganese.Label TextThe painting of the swans is on this dish is like that on a delft plate in the CWF collection (accession 1956-320). The latter has other Bristol characteristics, but the building on the piece shown here could also suggest a Liverpool attribution.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceA. F. Allbrook, Old English Furniture, Pottery & Porcelain, London
