The pair of blue-on-white plates at the front of this case reveals the expediency with which some English potters applied the "Chinese Figure" pattern. Both have indented centers molded in the shape of an octagon to match their exterior edges, but the center panel of the right-hand plate was painted with an inconsistent outline a circle instead of an octagon.
Plate, 16801700
London, England
Tin-glazed earthenware
Lent by a private collection
Plate, 16801700
London, England
Tin-glazed earthenware
Lent by a private collection
Plate, 16801700
London, England
"Bleu Persan" tin-glazed earthenware
Lent by a private collection
Plate, 16801700
London, England
Tin-glazed earthenware
Lent by the Chipstone Foundation 1984.6