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Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Ruins of an Ancient Temple near Corinth

Dish
ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) transfer-printed in underglaze-blue. Oblong dish with a wavy edge and low foot rim of square section. Decorated with the ruins of an ancient temple near Corinth including a bridge over a stream, a ruined columnar building on a hill, and a city with a domed building and spires in the background. Border with oriental scenes.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRuins of an Ancient Temple near Corinth (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze-blue
Brief description
Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) transfer-printed in underglaze-blue, 'Caramanian' series 'Citadel near Corinth' pattern, made at the factory of Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1820.
Physical description
Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) transfer-printed in underglaze-blue. Oblong dish with a wavy edge and low foot rim of square section. Decorated with the ruins of an ancient temple near Corinth including a bridge over a stream, a ruined columnar building on a hill, and a city with a domed building and spires in the background. Border with oriental scenes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.5cm
  • Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SPODE' (impressed)
  • 'E' (impressed)
  • 'C' (in underglaze blue)
Gallery label
Dish Made at the factory of Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, about 1820 Marks: 'SPODE' and 'E', impressed, and 'C' in underglaze blue Lead-glazed earthenware C.39-1969 Brigadier W.E. Clark Bequest(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Brigadier W.E.Clark CMG, DSO through Art Fund
Production
'Citadel near Corinth', Caramanian series, P905-6.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Drakard and Holdway, 'Spode Transfer Printed Wares 1784-1833', 2002, p. 243-4.
Collection
Accession number
C.39-1969

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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