Unknown English
Dinner Plate

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Maker Unknown English

CultureEnglish

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Dinner Plate

Datec. 1755–1765

Decorated inLondon, England

Made inEngland

Decorated inBirmingham, England

MediumSalt-glazed stoneware with transfer print

Dimensions7/8 × 9 3/16 in. diameter (2.2 × 23.3 cm)

Credit LineThe Bayou Bend Collection, museum purchase with funds provided by the Ima Hogg Ceramic Circle and various other donors

Object numberB.88.25

Current Location

Bayou Bend Collection and Gardens

Ceramics Study Room

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Department

Bayou Bend

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionGerman and Dutch potters introduced the technique of making salt-glazed stoneware to England in the 1600s. Durable and hygienic, salt-glazed stoneware gained great popularity in the 1700s, eventually surpassing that of delftware. While English potters made salt-glazed stoneware with various body colors and decorated it with colored slips and enamels, much was white with molded decoration and sometimes with elaborate piercings. This plate features a transfer-printed coat of arms, an early example of the technique, in which the design on an engraved plate is transferred to the ceramic object using tissue paper or other materials.
Provenance[Art Trading, Ltd., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1988.

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