Soup plate
Dateca. 1760
OriginEngland, Liverpool
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delft / delftware)
DimensionsD: 8 3/8"; H: 1 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1956-366,1
DescriptionOne of a pair of deep-dish plates with incised foot rings. Blue tin glaze with powdered pale blue ground: in the center, a wool sack-shaped reserve containing a chrysanthemum and a prunus branch; on the rim, four shaped reserves, each containing a stylized flower sprig; on the reverse, three scrolls on the rim and an X on the base. Outlined and washed in blue.Inscription(s)X on reverse centerMark(s)NoneProvenanceTilley & Co., London
