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

Plate

ca. 1927 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of cream glazed earthenware and painted with a pattern of a ship in blue and grey with a surround of oak leaves for a border.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, glazed and painted
Brief description
Plate of cream glazed earthenware and painted with a pattern of a ship with a surround of oak leaves for a border, designed and painted by Dora M. Billington, made by J & G Meakin, Hanley, probably ca. 1927.
Physical description
Plate of cream glazed earthenware and painted with a pattern of a ship in blue and grey with a surround of oak leaves for a border.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'J. and G. Meakin, England' (Printed)
  • 'D.M. Billington' (Painted)
Credit line
Given by the Secretary of the British Institute of Industrial Art
Object history
Part of a set C.504 to B-1934
Production
Probably made ca. 1927
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.504B-1934

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Record createdOctober 14, 2008
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