Plate
Dateca. 1740
OriginEngland, Bristol
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsD: 8 1/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1984-137
DescriptionShallow plate with no foot ring. White tin glaze decorated in blue with a sketchily drawn vaguely Chinese landscape of buildings and trees; in the center, a building that looks like a European bottle kiln with smoke coming from the top.Label TextThis delft plate is decorated in blue with a sketchily drawn, vaguely Chinese landscape of buildings and trees. The center of the design features a building that looks like a European bottle kiln with smoke coming from the top. The Bristol attribution is based on the profile.
InscribedNo
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceAlastair Sampson Antiques, London
ca. 1740
1748 (dated)
ca. 1845
ca. 1755
ca. 1720
c. 1755
Probably 1860-1872
1704
1757 (dated)
1845