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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