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English delftware often copied designs directly from imported Chinese porcelain, such as this example decorated in a blue-and-white floral pattern. This charger would have been a showpiece in an early colonial home.
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Title: Charger
Date: ca. 1680
Geography: Made in England
Culture: British
Medium: Tin-glazed earthenware
Dimensions: Diam. 13 in. (33 cm)
Credit Line: Sansbury-Mills Fund, 1980
Object Number: 1980.143
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