Not currently on display at the V&A

Plaque

1872
Artist/Maker

Circular portrait plaque depicting a young girl with flowing hair wearing a large white ruff with renaissance style clothing and hat. There are pink flowers to the left of her head and a group of yellow and white daisies to the right.


Object details

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Brief description
Small plaque with portrait of a boy wearing a ruff, painted by W.S Coleman, Minton Art Pottery, London, 1872
Physical description
Circular portrait plaque depicting a young girl with flowing hair wearing a large white ruff with renaissance style clothing and hat. There are pink flowers to the left of her head and a group of yellow and white daisies to the right.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • WSC (initials of William Stephen Coleman painted on front)
  • Minton's Art Pottery Studio Kensington Gore (mark printed on reverse)
  • Minton (impressed mark)
  • 5315 (painted)
  • W.S Coleman 1872 (written in pencil on reverse)
Credit line
Gift of Ian and Rita Smythe
Collection
Accession number
C.71-2018

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2018
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