Dish

Dateca. 1750

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsH: 2"; D: 13 1/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1954-781

DescriptionPlate with raised foot ring. White tin glaze decorated predominantly in grayish blue with two swans swimming near a house; foreground and sponged leafage in manganese.Label TextThe painting of the swans is on this dish is like that on a delft plate in the CWF collection (accession 1956-320). The latter has other Bristol characteristics, but the building on the piece shown here could also suggest a Liverpool attribution.Inscription(s)NoMark(s)NoProvenanceA. F. Allbrook, Old English Furniture, Pottery & Porcelain, London