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English (London, probably Rotherhithe)
about 1650-1660

Medium/Technique Tin-glazed earthenware, press-molded
Dimensions Overall height: 1 3/4 in; diameter: 13 1/2 in
Credit Line Gift of Anne H. and Frederick Vogel III
Accession Number2016.535
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsCeramicsPotteryEarthenware

DescriptionDeep dish or basin with fluted boder, serrated edge, and central boss surrounded by fleur-de-lys ornaments. Thrown and press-molded, with molded central reserve.
InscriptionsPaper label of Frank Falkner collection affixed to underside, inscribed in ink, “Similar to the Pewterers dish in the BM.” Gummed paper label, “#143” (Vogel inventory number) also attached to the underside.
ProvenanceUntil 1930, Frank Falkner (b. 1856 – d. 1930), Hillside, Bowdon, Cheshire. May 22, 1984, sold by Jonathan Horne (dealer), London, to Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Vogel, III, Milwaukee, WI; 2016, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Vogel to the MFA. (Accession Date: November 9, 2016)