
An English Delft Charger
Decorated in the centre with a Chinese house beneath a willow
Within a border of similar panels on a manganese cracked ice ground
The base inscribed in bold capitals with ‘A M’
Probably Bristol C1760
Diameter; 13 1/2″ (34.2 cm)
Condition; there is a crack from firing faults running around the well
The Allen Gallery in Alton, Hampshire has an identical dish with the initials A M
appearing on the front
A similar dish, without the initials, is in Bristol Museum No. G.1957