English delftware pottery plate commemorating the balloon accent of Lunardi in 1784

Reference: 5927

Dated: c. 1784 London England

An unusually large sized polychrome delftware plate showing the balloon assent of Vincenzo Lunardi in 1784. The image shows Lunardi in his balloon high in the sky over a house and trees with a fence. The rim is decorated with swags of flower sprays and a feather edged rim. Lunardi took as passengers his dog, cat and pigeon on his famous ascent.

Diameter: 10.25inch

Medium: delft delftware pottery tin glaze ceramic earthenware

Current Condition Glaze loss at rim.

Provenance: Private London Collection.

Literature: re. page 92-93 Michael Archer DELFTWARE the catalogue of the collection in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge England.

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