Delftware soup plate with blueish glaze and a thin blue band around rim. The inner border consists of alternating panels of circle chain and blue abstract scrolls surrounding a central scene in blue and black of a man fishing from shore near one story pavilion, while second man is in boat off shore. An island is visible in the distance.
soup plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
tin glaze
Delft
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Soup
Plate, Soup
Unknown
1 1/8 (H), 9 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. F. Gordon Patterson
1939.531
Title Soup Plate Accession Number 1918.1528
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