Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plate

ca. 1800-1810 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels with a flowering spray. The edge is decorated with a border of platinum lustre.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels
Brief description
Plate of lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels, painted by William Absolon in Great Yarmouth, made in Staffordshire, ca. 1800-1810.
Physical description
Plate of lead-glazed earthenware painted with enamels with a flowering spray. The edge is decorated with a border of platinum lustre.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 20.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Annual Lavataria' (Painted in red on the back)
Gallery label
Plate Made in Staffordshire , about 1800-10 Mark: 'Annual Lavataria', on the back, painted in red Lead-glazed earthenware 3701-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Copied from a pl. 109, Vol 4 of Curtis' Botanical Magazine, 1791.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
3701-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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