Soup plate from a partial dinner service
Dateca. 1775
OriginEngland, London
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsD: 9 3/4"
Credit LinePartially funded by the Stanley and Polly Stone Foundation.
Object number1986-32,22
DescriptionSoup plate from a partial service consisting of one large dish, four smaller dishes, eleven plates, and six soup plates with incised foot rings. Blue tin glaze decorated in blue: in the well, a Chinese river scene with plants, rocks, trees, two houses, fencing, and an oriental man holding a long fishing net within a band consisting of two alternating Chinese motifs; on the rim, a different oriental band of stylized flowers. On the reverse, three elongated, loosely drawn branches on the rim.Label TextThe London attribution is based on the color.
InscribedNone
MarkingsNone
ProvenanceJonathan Horne, London
