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Soup plate

Dateca. 1760

OriginEngland, Liverpool

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsD: 8 3/8"; H: 1 1/2"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1956-366,1

DescriptionOne of a pair of deep-dish plates with incised foot rings. Blue tin glaze with powdered pale blue ground: in the center, a wool sack-shaped reserve containing a chrysanthemum and a prunus branch; on the rim, four shaped reserves, each containing a stylized flower sprig; on the reverse, three scrolls on the rim and an X on the base. Outlined and washed in blue.
InscribedX on reverse center
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceTilley & Co., London

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