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Cf. John and Griselda Lewis, Pratt Ware, p. 210 for an oval plaque depicting both of these subjects
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TWO ENGLISH PEARLWARE OVAL PLAQUES
CIRCA 1815
Of Pratt type, the first with a classical portrait of a man with long wavy hair and laurel wreath, with ochre drapery on his shoulder, on the dimpled ground with green, blue and ochre scattered flowers, within blue and ochre moulded lines, 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) long; the second depicting a classical maiden with ochre and blue ribbon-tied brown hair and ochre drapery surrounded by scattered flower sprays in green, ochre and blue, within brown and ochre moulded lines (both with some surface wear and pierced for hanging), 6½in. (16.5cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 1815
Of Pratt type, the first with a classical portrait of a man with long wavy hair and laurel wreath, with ochre drapery on his shoulder, on the dimpled ground with green, blue and ochre scattered flowers, within blue and ochre moulded lines, 6 7/8in. (17.5cm.) long; the second depicting a classical maiden with ochre and blue ribbon-tied brown hair and ochre drapery surrounded by scattered flower sprays in green, ochre and blue, within brown and ochre moulded lines (both with some surface wear and pierced for hanging), 6½in. (16.5cm.) long (2)