Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

ca. 1983 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bone china plate, circular in shape with upturned rim, stands on a broad footring. Decorated with a repeating abstracted Concorde motif printed in olive-green on a band of blue bordered in gold. This strip ornament is broken at the corners, where it is interrupted by a small geometric motif in blue and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china with printed decoration in high temperature colours and gilding
Brief description
Plate, bone china with printed decoration, shape and pattern designed by Malcolm Keen, made by Steelite International for Royal Doulton, England, ca. 1983.
Physical description
Bone china plate, circular in shape with upturned rim, stands on a broad footring. Decorated with a repeating abstracted Concorde motif printed in olive-green on a band of blue bordered in gold. This strip ornament is broken at the corners, where it is interrupted by a small geometric motif in blue and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 12.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A lion surmounting a crown over floret encircled by 'ENGLISH FINE BONE CHINA MADE IN ENGLAND ROYAL DOULTON ENGLAND' (Printed in grey)
  • 'British airways' (Printed in grey)
  • 'UCCH 8001' (Pattern number printed in grey)
Credit line
Given by Royal Doulton
Object history
Designed and produced for use on the supersonic aircraft Concorde. For the tablewares designed by Raymond Loewy for use on the French Concorde, see C.344-1983.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.94C-1984

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Record createdOctober 16, 2008
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