Dish

Dateca. 1740

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH: 1 7/8"; D: 13"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1955-315

DescriptionShallow plate-shaped dish with incised foot ring. Bluish tin glaze with powdered manganese; in the center, an octagonal reserve with a waterside fortress outlined and painted in blue; on the rim, four blue and white swordfish; on the reverse rim, a band of alternating circles and double slash marks in blue on a slightly bluish glaze.
Label TextMost known delft plates with this central scene have eight rim reserves featuring stylized flowers. At least one privately owned example has four carp on the rim, a design often found on plates with a chinoiserie central scene. This plate, however, is the only presently recorded piece of delft on which swordfish surround the central design.
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ProvenanceD. M. & P. Manheim, New York