Circus plate
Plate
ca. 1950 (made)
ca. 1950 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Limited edition plate illustrated with an image of a smiling circus clown. Glazed earthenware, Italian, ca. 1950
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Circus plate (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted and glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Limited edition plate illustrated with an image of a smiling circus clown. Glazed earthenware, Italian, ca. 1950 |
| Physical description | Glazed earthenware plate featuring an underglaze central image of the head of a clown wearing a conical maroon hat and a blue ruff around his neck dotted in yellow, blue and maroon. The smiling face of the clown is stylised with round eyes and button nose, and the rim of the plate is decorated with a turquoise line. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'ITALY 606/1' (Inscribed on the back in black.) |
| Credit line | Antony Hippisley Coxe Collection |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Limited edition plate illustrated with an image of a smiling circus clown. Glazed earthenware, Italian, ca. 1950 |
| Bibliographic reference | The Circus in Ceramics by Antony Hippisley Coxe. Published in The Tatler and Bystander, 8 November 1957. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.84-2007 |
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| Record created | May 10, 2007 |
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