Plate

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Plate

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.40

Description

English delft plate: white surface, with slight bluish tinge, decorated underglaze blue with scene of lovers standing in rural landscape; at right foreground, part of stone building visible, with portion of tree above its roof, and shrubbery at its bottom; at left, bushes and a gate; at center, lady and gentleman stand on path before gable end of small house with high peaked roof, door in gable end, beneath round window; immediately behind and above house, tall tree, heavily sponged, as is all foliage; in background, sketchy landscape of hills, trees, and house.

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1750 - 1760

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

13-5/16 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 13 5/16 in. (33.8 cm)

Material

Deftware (Tin enameled earthenware)

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Note: This Rococo scene seems to have occurred many forms, Bristol & Lambeth works, mid-late 18th c.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Van Cortlandt Manor, Old Parlour