Charger
Artist
Ralph Bently
(English)
Date1699
MediumEarthenware with lead glaze (delftware)
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 × 19 1/2 inches (7.94 × 49.53 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frank P. Burnap
Object number56-92
Inscribedobverse rim: "A Ralph Bentley 1699"
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DescriptionDecorated in blue with view of kiln. In foreground: rear view of master standing beside boy, r. bearing plate and glass. Left, pile of logs in front of kiln door; r. double-pronged fork leaning against chimney. On rim floral sprays flanking four reserved oval panels: three containing white flowers on blue ground; fourth at foot, inscribed: Ao/Ralph Bently/1699
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