Delftware charger
CultureEuropean
Date1750
MediumTin-glaze
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 inches (44.45 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the Paulina and Robert Everitt Fund
Object numberF63-26
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DescriptionCircular dish of delftware-type decoration with shallow center and wide rim; center: surrounded by band of blue scrolls and standing amid gold foliage is female saint berobed in brown head cover and cape over blue and brown striped gown; halo about head indicated in gold; holds object 9?) in arms; gold and blue torch (? bell) above her right arm; to right, blue onion-shaped dome (?) surmounted by small cross; to bottom left the initials - S.G.; to right - D.B.; rim: large arrangements of flowers and leaves in blue, green, and gold on left, bottom, and right sides of rim spaced by brown insects; at top of rim, heavy blue clouds.
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