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

Artist/Maker	Spode Ceramic Works (maker)
Place of origin	Stoke-on-Trent (made)

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, with decoration transfer-printed in underglaze blue and overglaze red and gold. The rim has a trellised border and six floral devices. The centre of the plate has an eight-petalled medallion with a Chinese lake scene against a ground of spirals with a flower between each pair of petals.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Plate
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, painted with overglaze enamels and gilt Earthenware Lead Glaze Glazed Painted Gilt Transfer-Printed
Brief description	Plate, lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, painted with overglaze enamels and gilt, made at the factory of Josiah Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, 1820-1830
Physical description	Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, with decoration transfer-printed in underglaze blue and overglaze red and gold. The rim has a trellised border and six floral devices. The centre of the plate has an eight-petalled medallion with a Chinese lake scene against a ground of spirals with a flower between each pair of petals.
Dimensions	Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions	'SPODE' (Printed in blue) 'Stone-China' (Printed in blue) '2857'Painted in red - pattern number in use from 1820
Gallery label	(23/05/2008) Plate Made at the factory of Josiah Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, 1820-30 Marks: 'SPODE', 'Stone-China', printed in blue and '2857' Lead-glazed earthenware C.848-1925 Given by Mrs E.J. Hipkins
Credit line	Given by Mrs E. J. Hipkins
Object history	This Spode plate is decorated with a landscape pattern
Subjects depicted	Landscapes Lakes Pagodas Floral Patterns
Bibliographic reference	"Spodes Willow Pattern & Other Designs after the Chinese", Robert Copeland, Studio Vista, 1980, p.129
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.848-1925

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O150959/plate-spode-ceramic-works/

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