Charger, c. 1715, attributed to John Simpson, British, 1 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. ( x cm), Glazed earthenware, England, 18th century, This charger is decorated in slip, or clay that is mixed with water to a liquid consistency. To create the marbled decoration, the multi-colored slip was carefully applied in lines and then swirled, probaby with the use of a comb. Staffordshire potters like John Simpson excelled at slipware decoration during the late 17th and early 18th centuries

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