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

Plate

1820-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, painted with overglaze enamels and gilt
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
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(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. J. Hipkins
Object history
This Spode plate is decorated with a landscape pattern
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
"Spodes Willow Pattern & Other Designs after the Chinese", Robert Copeland, Studio Vista, 1980, p.129
Collection
Accession number
C.848-1925

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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