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Plaque
Wall plaque, earthenware, rectangular tray-shaped form with flat base and curving flaring sides, the rim moulded with raised foliate scrolls, a shaped edge to the rim, to the top of the centre of the well are two pierced holes for suspension; to the centre of the well is transfer-printed in black the inscription "But man dieth. / and wasteth away: / yea, man giveth up / the Ghost and / where is he. / Job II-III", the inscription enclosed by a wreath of flowers and foliage, the sides of the plaque covered with a splashed pink lustre.
Collection Area
Art
Item Number
NMW A 32990
Creation/Production
Unknown
Date: 1820 ca
Acquisition
Bequest, 4/2/1942
Measurements
Height
(cm): 2.5
Length
(cm): 22
Width
(cm): 19.6
Height
(in): 1
Length
(in): 8
Width
(in): 7
Techniques
press-moulded
forming
Applied Art
transfer-printed
decoration
Applied Art
lustre, pink
decoration
Applied Art
glazed
decoration
Applied Art
Material
earthenware
glaze
Location
In store
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