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Plate with a woman smoking a pipe

CultureEnglish
Possible OriginBrislington, Bristol, England
Possible OriginBristol, Bristol, England
PeriodAnne (1702-1707)
Date1700
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, cobalt oxide, press moulded, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 3.5 x 21.2 cm (1 3/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
Markingsinitialled in blue WIM
DescriptionA Bristol or Brislington plate, with a woman standing and smoking a long-stemmed pipe, flanked by trees and below clouds. The sloping rim is painted with a border of conjoined lunettes, and the reverse with a bluish-white glaze and three spur marks.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.476
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Delftware
Status
On view
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