Plate

Dateca. 1760

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsD: 8 3/4"; H: 1": Footring: 4 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1960-781

DescriptionOne of a pair of plates (accessions 1960-780 and 1960-781) with incised foot rings. Bluish tin glaze decorated with flowering branches growing out of a gnarled root and an insect. Outlining in manganese, root washed in manganese, and leaves in mixed green with touches of blue and yellow. On the base, an A-like mark in manganese.
InscribedLarge capital A with curled leg, on reverse in manganese.
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceA. F. Allbrook, Old English Furniture, Pottery & Porcelain, London