Charger with fruit design
CultureEnglish
OriginLondon, Greater London, England
PeriodCharles II (1649-1685)
Dateca.1650-1670
MediumTin-glazed earthenware (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 4.5 x 28.2 cm (1 3/4 x 11 1/8 in.)
MarkingsNone
DescriptionLondon 'pomegranate' charger, the straw-coloured body painted with five large pomegranates in yellow-ochre. They are on a bed of green foliage delineated in blue. It is encircled by a concentric line border, and the reverse has an opaque greenish glaze. It is probably Southwark.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.489
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - DelftwareStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: John Simpson
ca.1700-1715
Object number: G83.1.555
