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Potting pot with 'Bleu Persan' decoration

CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Datec.1675-1690
MediumDelftware, tin glaze, lead glaze, press moulded, and thrown.
DimensionsOverall: 9.5 x 13.3 cm (3 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionLondon Delft 'bleu-persan' dish of slightly waisted squat cylindrical shape. It has an Asian figure seated by a large base in a continuous landscape, and beneath sketchy line borders. It is covered with a rich blue glaze and painted in white.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.451
Classifications
European Ceramics
Sub-classification
English Earthenware - Delftware
Status
On view
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