English delftware pottery blue dash charger with pomegranates and leaves 17thc
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English delftware pottery blue dash charger with pomegranates and leaves 17thc

Ref: 64342 Category:

£4850

Dated: 1680 to 1690 London or Bristol

The delftware pottery dish is strikingly painted with three pomegranates amongst green and blue leaves, and the border is a blue dash with a concentric yellow band. The reverse of the dish has a buff slip and lead-glazed. The foot rim is pierced with a single hole, facilitating hanging. NOTE: The pomegranate is associated with the resurrection of Christ, particularly at Easter, and symbolizes regeneration. The fruit also symbolizes unity and chastity. The motif was used by Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry V111.

Diameter: 13.5 inches

Current Condition: Two fine hairlines professionally restored

Provenance: The Ida Clarke Collection Cotswold's England

Literature: Longridge Collection of English slipware and Delftware by Leslie B.Grigsby. Volume 11 page 181 figure ref D155. Michael Archer Delftware in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge page 55. figure A82

£4850    $6547

Description

The delftware pottery dish is strikingly painted with three pomegranates amongst green and blue leaves, and the border is a blue dash with a concentric yellow band. The reverse of the dish has a buff slip and lead-glazed. The foot rim is pierced with a single hole, facilitating hanging.

NOTE:

The pomegranate is associated with the resurrection of Christ, particularly at Easter, and symbolizes regeneration. The fruit also symbolizes unity and chastity. The motif was used by Catherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry V111.