Circular Delft charger has blue and white alternating overglaze enamel diapers around rim of cross hatch and floral motif; deep well; central floral motif with ring of alternating herringbone and squiggle diapers at cavetto.
chargers (platters)
earthenware
overglazing
glazing (coating)
tin glaze
tin (metal)
cross-hatching
Delft
herringbone
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Delft
Overglazed
Herringbone
Cross Hatch
CHARGER
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
England
2.625 (H), 12.625 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1219
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