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Redware Slip-decorated dish

Dennis Family Potters

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Redware dish with slip decoration. Round shape. Brown-reddish base color. Concentric circular grooves around center. Floral design in cream and green. Three stylized curved leaves surround a central tulip. The rim has cream-colored rectangles and circles. Dark spots on surface and rim. Background transitions from dark gray at top to white at bottom. Object casting a shadow.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1790–1810
Medium
Red earthenware
Dimensions
599 × 572 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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