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An early Southwark delftware charger, circa 1630-40 image 1
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Lot 141

An early Southwark delftware charger, circa 1630-40

15 April 2025, 10:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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An early Southwark delftware charger, circa 1630-40

Boldly painted in blue with a central daisy-like floral starburst within a panelled Wanli style border derived from kraak dishes of similar date, the underside with a clear lead glaze revealing the coarse texture of the clay, 31.6cm diam

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Provenance
Jonathan Horne, March 1983, illustrated in his catalogue, A Collection of Early English Pottery, Part III, no.54
Graham Slater Collection

Chargers of this type were of particular interest to Ivor Noel Hume who discussed these at length in his book Early English Delftware from London and Virginia, pp.45-48. These have been designated as the 'Daisy' pattern with a Wanli style border. An example was excavated at Kingsmill plantation in Virginia where it had been broken by an early settler. Graham Slater was interested to note that the clay used for his dish contains red inclusions similar to kiln waste he found in the Thames close to Southwark, confirming an attribution to the Pickleherring pothouse. For other fragments from identical chargers excavated on the Pickleherring site, see Tyler, Betts and Stephenson, London's Delftware Industry (2008), p.42, figs.P12-13.

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