Blue dash chargers and other early English tin enamel circular dishes . Sidebotham Collection. Dia. 16 inches wears a crinoline. These are in the Falkner,Harland, Sidebotham and Taylor glaze on one or more of these is veryhigh; the potting slightly differs on the variousspecimens. That in the Falkner Collection ishere illustrated. Tn the Tfarland sj)ccimciithe woman is holding a mirror. 91 BLUE DASH CHARGERS In the Sidebotliam Collection there is acurious charger, without the dashes, 16 inchesin diameter, of a woman in a car, and holdingin her hand a vase of tulips. This may be
Blue dash chargers and other early English tin enamel circular dishes . Sidebotham Collection. Dia. 16 inches wears a crinoline. These are in the Falkner,Harland, Sidebotham and Taylor glaze on one or more of these is veryhigh; the potting slightly differs on the variousspecimens. That in the Falkner Collection ishere illustrated. Tn the Tfarland sj)ccimciithe woman is holding a mirror. 91 BLUE DASH CHARGERS In the Sidebotliam Collection there is acurious charger, without the dashes, 16 inchesin diameter, of a woman in a car, and holdingin her hand a vase of tulips. This may be in-tended for Venus, or some character of thelate seventeenth or early eighteenth century,when this ware was made. Here is a roughillustration of this example; the W. R. inthe Wakefield Collection is shown earlier, as isalso a charger with William III. (two chargerson one block). 92. c,;r I., |..,;, .,.• ADAM AND EVE DESIGNS Though there appear to be rather morechancers with tlie tulip design than there arewith Adam and Eve, yet the lists of collectionsgiven later on in this book will be found tocontain nearlv ninety examples, though thisnumber may include a few in the hands ofdealers, Dr Glaisher and Mr Wakefieldhaving the greatest number among are but few examples ])ainted withother religious subjects. On most of those with Adam and Eve thereis a tree with fruit, this fruit as a rule beingyellow or orange in colour, and probably re-presenting the pomegranate, as some examplesof this ware have the pomegranate only astheir design. Many years ago I regarded thisfruit as the orange, and so suggested that itwas a skit or play on the word in connectionwith William of Orange. The tempting serpent is represented in orcurling round the tree; on some examphsas large, with a calf-like head ; on others as asmaller snake; nearly
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