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Culture:English
Title:plaque
Date Made:circa 1800
Type:Household Accessory
Materials:ceramic: lead glazed, refined white earthenware (pearlware, china glaze); high temperature underglaze oxide colors (Pratt colors)
Place Made:United Kingdom; England; Staffordshire or Scottish east coast
Measurements:overall: 7 5/8 in x 6 3/4 in; 19.3675 cm x 17.145 cm
Accession Number:  HD 57.182
Credit Line:Gift of John B. Morris, Jr.
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield
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Description:
English pearlware, oval plaque in molded relief decoration with a bead and leaf border, decorated in underglaze high temperature enamel colors of blue, yellow, red, orange, brown, and green. This style is often called "Prattware", after the potter, William Pratt, who developed the palette at his factory in Lane Delph, Staffordshire. These are the typical range of colors available for underglaze painted decoration, a palette limited to colors derived from metallic oxides that could withstand the heat of the glaze firing. The plaque depicts Bacchus with nymphs or maenads, one of whom holds a cherub and the other holds a cornucopia. Bacchus has his hand resting on the head of an orange and brown spotted lion lying at his side.

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