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

Dish of lead-glaze earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Eight-sided with rounded angles. In the middle is an Italian landscape with buildings and ruins on the sea-shore and shipping. The rim has a border of flowers.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Dish
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue Earthenware Lead Glaze Cobalt Oxide Transfer-Printed Glazed
Brief description	Dish of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1820-1830
Physical description	Dish of lead-glaze earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue. Eight-sided with rounded angles. In the middle is an Italian landscape with buildings and ruins on the sea-shore and shipping. The rim has a border of flowers.
Dimensions	Length: 52.4cm Width: 39.4cm
Marks and inscriptions	'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed) 'G' and four dots (Impressed) A cross (In blue)
Gallery label	Dish made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1820-30 Mark: "WEDGWOOD" impressed Lead-glazed earthenware 2325-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line	Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history	Jermyn Street Collection The Wedgwood dish/platter is decorated with the Blue Claude Pattern
Subjects depicted	Landscapes Buildings Floral Patterns
Bibliographic reference	"Blue-Printed Earthenware 1800-1850" AW Coysh 1972, p.94, No. 124
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	2325-1901

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O149166/dish-josiah-wedgwood-and/

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