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Plate

Dateca. 1790

Maker The Downshire Pottery 1787 - 1806

OriginNorthern Ireland, Belfast

MediumLead-glazed earthenware (china glaze / pearlware)

DimensionsDiam.: 9 3/4"

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2002-17

DescriptionBlue shell-edged pearlware plate with central polychrome high-temperature pigment under-glaze decoration in brown, yellow, green and blue. The colors used are similar to those associated with slip-cast hollow wares commonly referred to as Pratt Ware. The under-glaze decoration is composed of a central floral spray surrounded by four lozenge-shaped foliate-type designs. While shell-edged pearlware commonly survives, there are few examples with decoration of this type.