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Offline Carolyn Preston

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Mystery Number One - Raised Plate - Majorca? - ID = majolica
« on: August 05, 2007, 02:10:44 AM »
This used to belong to my grandmother. Does anyone have any ideas ???

Here are the pictures...

Carolyn
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Offline Tigerchips

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Re: Mystery Number One - Raised Plate - Majorca?
« Reply #1 on: August 05, 2007, 11:20:48 AM »
Majolica

Are there any impressed marks at all?
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Offline shantique gal

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Re: Mystery Number One - Raised Plate - Majorca?
« Reply #2 on: August 12, 2007, 04:14:52 PM »
Hi Carolyn,

Tigerchips is right, it's majolica, usually called a begonia leaf comport.  There's a lot of examples out there that aren't marked, and if so, it probably came out of England.  I find them there with amazing regularity.  It seems to have been a very popular motif with the Victorian crowd.  Hope this helps!

Sherri
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Offline Carolyn Preston

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Re: Mystery Number One - Raised Plate - Majorca?
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2007, 01:42:15 AM »
Quote from: Tigerchips on August 05, 2007, 11:20:48 AM
Majolica

Are there any impressed marks at all?

Yup, that's what I was trying to type   :blush:

I thought that all Majolica came from one place (Portugal?)

No, no impressed marks. Just the 35 or whatever. Looks like it was done in a felt tip pen, but under the glaze.

Carolyn.
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