Moulded dish with pomegranate design
Artist
John Simpson
(English)
CultureEnglish
OriginBurslem, Staffordshire, England
PeriodAnne (1702-1707)
Dateca.1700-1715
MediumEarthenware, brown slip, white slip, lead glaze, and press moulded.
DimensionsOverall: 5.7 x 36 cm (2 1/4 x 14 3/16 in.)
MarkingsMolded with initials 'JS'
DescriptionA Staffordshire Slipware octagonal dish, moulded with four fleur de lys and four pomegranates. A central tulip shaped motif is supporting a fan-shaped fountain within a circle, with initials for the potter John Simpson. The border has eight circles and dash motifs, and it is decorated in cream and chocolate glaze, with the underside unglazed.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.555
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English Earthenware - SlipwareStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Moche artist(s)
100-700
Object number: G83.1.166
Artist / Maker: Claudius Innocentius du Paquier Factory
ca.1730
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