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dish
Object Type
dish
Museum number
1981,0301.1
Description
Dish; tin-glazed earthenware; shallow dish on low foot; tin-glazed top and bottom; turquoise tinted glaze; painted in yellow and two shades of cobalt blue over drawing and initials in manganese; portrait of King James II; initials; unglazed patch on base forming letter.
Producer name
Made by:
Brislington Pottery
Cultures/periods
Post-Medieval
Production date
1685-1688
Production place
Made in:
Brislington
Materials
earthenware
Ware
delftware
Technique
tin-glazed
Dimensions
Diameter:
20.70 centimetres
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Grigsby 2000 / The Longridge Collection of English Slipware and Delftware
(D18)
Dawson 2010 / English and Irish Delftware 1570-1840
(pp. 52-3, no. 12)
Location
On display
(G46/dc11)
Condition
Cracked in several places and repaired with rivets. [nb this to be checked as these may be the remains of stiltmarks from kiln furniture AD June 2008]
Subjects
king/queen
Associated names
Representation of:
James II, King of England
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Jellinck & Sampson Antiques
Purchased through:
Sotheby's
(Part I of Lipski Sale on 10 March 1981, lot 47)
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
Louis Lipski
(Collector's label "L.L.L. Collection No.1191" on back.)
Acquisition date
1981
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1981,0301.1
Conservation
Treatment
: 28 Oct 1993
Treatment
: 24 Nov 1982