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

Miser

Plaque
ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of lead-glazed earthenware moulded in relief and painted with enamels. Oval with a loop for suspension in the form of a green ribbon. Moulded with a half figure of a man wearing a felt hat and a blue coat taking a pinch of snuff, between two vases of flowers within a double-beaded border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMiser (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels and moulded
Brief description
Oval plaque of lead-glazed earthenware moulded in relief and painted with enamels, made in Staffordshire or the North East, ca. 1790.
Physical description
Plaque of lead-glazed earthenware moulded in relief and painted with enamels. Oval with a loop for suspension in the form of a green ribbon. Moulded with a half figure of a man wearing a felt hat and a blue coat taking a pinch of snuff, between two vases of flowers within a double-beaded border.
Dimensions
  • Height: 22cm
  • Width: 17.1cm
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
Plaque Made in Staffordshire or the North East, 1800-20 Lead-glazed earthenware 3676-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
A set with 3677-1901.
Subjects depicted
Associated object
3677-1901 (Set)
Bibliographic references
  • Lewis, John and Griselda, Pratt ware: English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840 (Antique Collectors' Club: 2006) p.194. ill.
  • Lewis, John & Griselda. Pratt Ware. Suffolk : Antique Collectors Club, 1984, 198 p.
Collection
Accession number
3676-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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