British delftware clock dial plate
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
late 18th century
This late 18th-century British delftware clock dial plate features a convex circular ceramic form measuring 24.2 cm in diameter. The dial surface is decorated in manganese pigment, presenting an inner chapter of bold Roman numerals for hours alongside an outer track of five-minute Arabic numerals.
It includes a centrally pierced hole with secondary small piercings noted to be later additions. The reverse is inscribed with the marking FN3.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Date
- Late 18th century
- Type
- Clock dial plate
- Decoration
- Painted in manganese with Roman and Arabic numerals
- Dimensions
- 24.2 cm diameter
- Inscribed Mark
- FN3 on reverse
- Place recorded
- United Kingdom
- Material and Origin
- British delftware
Design
- Visible features
- • Convex circular white tin-glazed ceramic dial with manganese numerals and minute track • Central winding/arbor aperture with smaller secondary perforations near XII and VI • Visible minor rim chipping and edge wear along the ceramic border
- Dial Layout and Apertures
- The dial face is painted in manganese pigment featuring Roman numerals for the hour chapter and Arabic numerals for five-minute intervals. The plate is pierced in the centre, accompanied by secondary small perforations noted by the auction house to have been pierced later. Direct observation notes a central winding or arbor aperture with smaller secondary perforations located near XII and VI.
- Object Type and Physical Form
- Catalogued as a British delftware clock dial plate dating to the late 18th century, the item has a circular form measuring 24.2 cm in diameter with a convex surface profile. Visual observation records a convex circular white tin-glazed ceramic dial with manganese numerals and minute track. Minor rim chipping and edge wear are visible along the border, corresponding with the cataloguer's note of '(some rim chips)'.
- Reverse Inscription and Comparative Literature
- The back of the dial plate is reported by the auction catalogue to be 'inscribed FN3 on the back', though this mark is not visible in the provided front-facing photograph. The auction catalogue lists comparative delftware dials, citing an example published in Leslie Grigsby's The Longridge Collection (2000, fig P431), another exhibited in Sampson and Horne's 2007 exhibition (catalogue fig 07/24), and one from the Sampson and Horne Collection sold at Bonhams London on 28 April 2010 (lot 432).
Identification
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Source notes subsequent small holes were pierced later
- Research required: Condition includes some rim chips as reported by the auction house
- Research required: Reverse inscription FN3 is not visible in the provided image