Plate
ca. 1950 (made)
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Circular plate of white bone china, printed in blue on the white ground around the rim with the words 'The ground work of all Happiness is Health', and in the centre is a naked child running through a sunlit landscape with a sunflower and butterfly.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Bone china with a printed decoration |
| Brief description | Circular plate of white bone china and in the centre is a naked child running through a sunlit landscape, designed by Laurence Scarfe, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Barlaston, ca. 1950. |
| Physical description | Circular plate of white bone china, printed in blue on the white ground around the rim with the words 'The ground work of all Happiness is Health', and in the centre is a naked child running through a sunlit landscape with a sunflower and butterfly. |
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| Credit line | Given by the designer |
| Object history | The original drawings are in the V&A's Prints and Drawings Department: E.527 to 660-1978, p 10. The plate was designed for the National Fund for Polio Research. |
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| Accession number | C.86-1978 |
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| Record created | November 14, 2008 |
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