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

Plate

ca. 1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze black with a view of Forbury Gardens in Reading.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze black
Brief description
Plate of earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze black, possibly Watson Brothers, possibly Reading, ca. 1850.
Physical description
Plate of earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze black with a view of Forbury Gardens in Reading.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.2cm
converted from registers
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WATSON BROTHERS READING' (On a wavy scroll printed in black to reverse.)
  • 'FORBURY GARDENS READING'
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
It is unknown whether 'Watson Brothers Reading' is a pottery or a retailer - see notes on Marks/Subjects
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
3682-1901

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Record createdMarch 2, 2009
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