Set of six plates with 'merry man' inscription
CultureEnglish
OriginLambeth, Greater London, England
PeriodMary II (1689-1694)
Datec.1690
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, cobalt oxide, press moulded, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall (G83.1.474.1-6): 2.4 x 21.3 cm (15/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
MarkingsInscriptions:
What is a merry man
Let him doe all what he kan
To entertayne his gests
With wyne and mery yests
But if his wyfe doth frowne
All meryment goos downe,
DescriptionSet of Lambeth Delft 'Merry Man' plates decorated in blue. There are inscriptions within tasselled cartouches flanked by griffins and surmounted by crowns. It is enclosed by line borders, and each numbered in sequence.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.474.1-6
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Abu Karo
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.9.1-8
Artist / Maker: Bawa Ushafa
c.1968-1969
Object number: G08.12.12.1a-b,2a-b,3a-b,4a-b,5a-b,6a-b
Artist / Maker: Pinxton Porcelain Works
c.1796-1800
Object number: G83.1.1179.1-4
