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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Plaque

1816 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oval plaque of lead-glazed earthenware moulded in relief and painted in colours. Two busts in relief, a man a woman facing one another in profile, and between them is a spray of flowers, below them is a green field and above them is a blue sky


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware moulded in relief and painted in colours
Brief description
Oval plaque of lead-glazed earthenware moulded in relief and painted in colours, made in Staffordshire or Yorkshire, dated 1816
Physical description
Oval plaque of lead-glazed earthenware moulded in relief and painted in colours. Two busts in relief, a man a woman facing one another in profile, and between them is a spray of flowers, below them is a green field and above them is a blue sky
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.9cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
'S Mare Newcastle 1816' (Incised and painted over in brown)
Gallery label
Plaque Made in StaffordshireYorkshire, dated 1816 Mark: 'S Mare Newcastle 1816', incised and painted over in brown Lead-glazed earthenware C.394-1918 Given by Sir William Lawrence, Bart(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Sir William Lawrence, Bt
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.394-1918

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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