Plate

Date1735 (dated)

MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft)

DimensionsD: 8 7/8"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1985-278

DescriptionPlate with incised foot ring. White tin glaze decorated in blue with an oriental motif. In the well, a stylized pattern of insects and blossoms; in the center, a decorated circle containing a floral squiggle and the inscription "EG 1735." On the rim, a pattern of two different stylized flower motifs. Brown edge. On the reverse, a 3 inside the foot ring and alternating starlike and double line marks on the rim.Inscription(s)"EG / 1735" on the front. On the reverse, a 3 inside the foot ring and alternating starlike and double line marks on the rim.Mark(s)NoneProvenanceL. L. Lipski
Frank P. Dickinson, Swan Tavern, Yorktown, VA