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Dated: 1680 Bristol or London England
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. This rare dish is unrestored and in remarkable good condition with only a faint hairline, which is stable and does not detract from the strong decorative appeal.
The dish was previously in the Longridge Collection.
NOTE. The pomegranate is associated with the resurrection of Christ with particular significance at Easter, denoting 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: Stable feint hairline at rim.
Provenance: The Syd Levethan LONGRIDGE COLLECTION.
Literature: Longridge Collection of English slipware and Delftware by Leslie B.Grigsby. Volume 11 page 181 figure ref D155
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