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DS1990-0281, Dish 1989-309
Serving dish
DS1990-0281, Dish 1989-309

Serving dish

Dateca. 1750
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)
DimensionsDiam: 7 7/8" H: 1 3/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase, Mrs. Elaine Wilde
Object number1989-309
DescriptionDeep plate-shaped bowl with foot ring. White tin glaze decorated in blue with an oriental floral spray and flying insects within a bamboo border. On the rim, a band of trellis diaper and five reserves filled with scrolling lines and stylized leaves. On the exterior, a series of Os and dashes; within the foot ring, the initials WP above the numeral J.
Label TextThe initials on the bottom of this dish are often said to be those of the potter William Pottery, as he is the only potter with those initials recorded as working in Bristol at the time this bowl is believed to have been made.
InscribedInitials WP above the numeral J.
MarkingsNo
ProvenanceJonathan Horne, London
Exhibition(s)
Jar 1954-414
ca. 1720
KC1971-437
1788 (dated)
D2013-CMD. Dish
ca. 1730
C1978-288
ca. 1760
KC1971-1103
ca. 1760
C1971-95
ca. 1750
DS1985-622
1697 (dated)
DS1988-0477, Plate 1958-312
1750 (dated)
DS1985-607
1765-1770
DS1990-0283
1742 (dated)