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Plate

1936 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bone china plate, In the centre a shell on a spotted background, with a hatched border. Decoration is painted in brown and in reserve on a tan background


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china with painted and sgraffito decoration
Brief description
Bone china plate with painted and sgraffito decoration, designed and decorated by Thomas Acland Fennemore on blanks made by Minton, England, 1936
Physical description
Bone china plate, In the centre a shell on a spotted background, with a hatched border. Decoration is painted in brown and in reserve on a tan background
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 32.0cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'TAF 1936' inscribed (on the well edge)
  • Impressed mark in triangular arrangement with dots and 'MINTON(S?)' (on the base)
  • Group of handwritten paper labels inscribed 'DESIGN FOR / A DESSERT / & / COFFEE SET / WITH / DIFFERENT / SHELLS ON / PLATES AND CUPS / BY / T. ACLAND / FENNEMORE / 1936' (on the base)
  • 'MRS ENID / FENNEMORE ' inscribed (on the base)
  • exhibition label '4.82 / VA' (on base)
Credit line
Given by Caroline Crozier
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Hawkins, Jennifer and Marianne Hollis (ed), Thirties: British art and design before the war London : Arts Council, 1979 no.4.82
Collection
Accession number
C.264-1993

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Record createdDecember 10, 2007
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