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

Plate

ca. 1776 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bread and butter plate, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, saucer-shaped, with a circular ridge underneath, within the foot ring, to strengthen the base, decorated with a bouquet and sprays of flowers, and with the monogram 'WC' in duplicate, in gold within a green laurel-wreath, placed in the centre


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Bread and butter plate, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, saucer-shaped with a circular ridge underneath, made by Bristol porcelain factory, Bristol, ca. 1776
Physical description
Bread and butter plate, of hard-paste porcelain painted in enamels and gilded, saucer-shaped, with a circular ridge underneath, within the foot ring, to strengthen the base, decorated with a bouquet and sprays of flowers, and with the monogram 'WC' in duplicate, in gold within a green laurel-wreath, placed in the centre
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 19.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WC' [in monogram] (In duplicate in gold, in the centre of the plate)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
Part of a service consisting of a plate, sugar bowl and cover, two chocolate cups, two tea bowls and saucers, and two coffee cups 414:770/ to J-1885 (Sch. I 764 to J).
The service was made for William Cowles, merchant of No. 33 Castle Green, Bristol. Some other parts of the service are in the British Museum, London.
Lady Charlotte Schreiber purchased the items in this service from Miss Prideaux, Knightsbridge, for £1, 10 shillings, £2, £2, and £1 in November 1868
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. I 764 - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:770-1885

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Record createdFebruary 11, 2009
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