Water Lily

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On display at V&A South Kensington

Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (maker)
Place of origin	Etruria (made)

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Flat-bottomed with a narrow rim. In the centre is a large-scale design of water-lilies, and round the rim is a border of ovolos between plain lines.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Plate
Title	Water Lily (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue Lead Glaze Earthenware Transfer-Printed Glazed
Brief description	Plate of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue. England, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, ca. 1811
Physical description	Plate of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Flat-bottomed with a narrow rim. In the centre is a large-scale design of water-lilies, and round the rim is a border of ovolos between plain lines.
Dimensions	Diameter: 24.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	'WEDGWOOD' (impressed) '4' (impressed) 'R' (printed (underglaze) in blue)
Gallery label	Blue and White: British Printed Ceramics V&A, 31 Jan 2015 - 3 Jan 2016 19 Plate, ‘Waterlily’ pattern Staffordshire, Etruria, about 1810 Made by Wedgwood’s factory Lead-glazed earthenware This botanical composition of three water plants is derived from prints in the Botanist’s Repository and the Botanical Magazine, from 1803–6. The design was probably inspired by the interests of Josiah Wedgwood’s eldest son John, who was a founder member of the Royal Horticultural Society. Museum no. C.152-1956 Given by Mrs A.C. Layng(31/01/2015 -03/01/2016) Plate Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1810 Marks: 'WEDGWOOD'' and '4' impressed, 'R', printed in underglaze blue Lead-glazed earthenware C.152-1956 Given by Mrs A.C. Layng (23/05/2008)
Credit line	Given by Mrs A.C. Layng
Object history	This Wedgwood plate is decorated with the Water Lily or Darwin pattern
Subjects depicted	Water Lilies Ovolo
Bibliographic reference	"Blue-printed Earthenware 1800-1850" AW Coysh 1972, p.90/1 No.119
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.152-1956

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O149045/water-lily-plate-josiah-wedgwood-and/

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