Charles Drury Edward Fortum
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 82
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1873 edition. Excerpt: ...on blue and white. Rhodian. 15th or 16th century. Diam. 12 in. Bought, 8/. The black coiled scroll grounding, or silling, on this piece is more abundant than usual: it may be considered almost as a characteristic ornament of the Rhodian ware, but is more generally applied to the borders on alternate patches of blue and white ground. I 142. '64. DEEP Plate. Siliceous glazed earthenware; painted with white and red leaves and buds upon blue and green scale-work ground; border of black scrolls on blue and white. Rhodian. 15th or 16th century. Diam. 11 in. Bought, 8/. 1137. '64. DEEP Plate. Siliceous glazed earthenware; painted on the white ground with a green cypress between red roses, and two scrolls of dark blue foliage; border of black scrolls on blue and white. Rhodian. 15th or 16th century. Diam. 1i in. Bought, 8/. 1138. '64. DEEP Plate. Siliceous glazed earthenware; painted with red roses on each side of a central palmette ornament of blue, green, red, and white. Rhodian. 15th or 16th century. Diam. 11 in. Bought, 8/. 1139. '64. DEEP Plate. Siliceous glazed earthenware; painted with a rosette, filled by interlacing white and red leaves relieved with green upon a blue ground; border of black coiled scrolls on blue and white. Rhodian. 15th or 16th century. Diam. 1i in. Bought, 8/. 2641. '56. PLATEAU. Siliceous glazed earthenware; painted with floral ornaments. Rhodian. 15th or 16th century. Diam. 12 in. Bought, 1/. I2J. 2546. '56. DEEP Plate. Siliceous glazed earthenware, painted with a green cypress tree, red roses, blue carnation buds, and hyacinths; border of black scrolls on blue and white. Rhodian. 16th century. Diam. 13 in. Bought, 1. 2545-56. PLATEAU. Siliceous glazed earthenware; painted with flowers in green, red, and blue....