Charger with tulips and thistles
CultureEnglish
OriginEngland
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Dateca.1680-1700
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 6.5 x 34.3 cm (2 9/16 x 13 1/2 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionA 'blue-dash' charger, with three large tulips, a carnation and two thistle-like flowers. All of them have a green tongue leaved and are growing from a cross-hatched mound. It has a blue-dash rim, and clear glazed reverse. There is a bluish tin glaze painted in blue-ochre and green.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.433
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
Not on view
ca.1689-1694
Object number: G83.1.419
