Plate

Dateca. 1770

Artist/Maker John Bowen

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)

DimensionsH: 1 1/8"; D: 9"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1956-364

DescriptionPlate with incised foot ring. Bluish tin glaze decorated in blue sponge, line, and wash with a shepherdess resting on a rocky ledge, a shepherdess below her, and architectural ruins in the background.Label TextThe print source for the design on this delft plate is an engraving by Charles Albert de Lespilliez of about 1770 from a drawing by Francois de Cuvillies. The London attribution for the plate is based on the dark blue of the decoration.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceTilley & Co., London