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Plate

ca. 1934 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

White earthenware plate with light blue glaze, rectangular with round central well. The rim of the well is decorated with dashes of alternate blue and green/grey enamels. The rectangular edge is decorated in brush stroke dashes of two tone blue, purple and green.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with painted decoration in enamel colours
Brief description
Plate, earthenware with painted decoration in enamel colours, designed by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth for Clarice Cliff, A.J. Wilkinson Ltd., England, ca. 1934.
Physical description
White earthenware plate with light blue glaze, rectangular with round central well. The rim of the well is decorated with dashes of alternate blue and green/grey enamels. The rectangular edge is decorated in brush stroke dashes of two tone blue, purple and green.
Dimensions
  • Height: 1.5cm
  • Length: 23cm
  • Width: 19.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Designed by Gordon Forsyth R.1. copyright reserved, first edition, produced in Bizarre by Clarice Cliff, Wilkinson Ltd. England, Regd. no. 784849' (Incised)
  • Two lozenges and '34' (Incised)
Production
Designed by Gordon Mitchell Forsyth for Clarice Cliff
Collection
Accession number
C.286-1983

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Record createdOctober 14, 2008
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