Plate
CultureEnglish
Dateca. 1760
MediumEarthenware with tin glaze (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/4 × 9 inches (3.18 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the exchange of gifts of Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Burnap
Object number96-18
Markings(reverse, underglaze blue): 2 (reverse, on circular label): Burgess No. 40
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DescriptionPlate with white ground and blue painted underglaze decoration. Well of place decorated with figure with Asian features. brimmed hat and has bird perched on one hand. To the right, another figure looks out of a window at the first figure.
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