Dish
ca. 1780 (made)
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Dish of earthenware transfer-printed in black, and circular in shape with a wavy moulded rim and divided into six lobes. In the middle, within a medallion bordered by scrolls, is a rustic scene with a group of houses and trees to the right, a girl driving two cows over a bridge in the foreground and a church to the left. Round the rim are festoons of oak-leaves and acorns.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware transfer-printed in black and moulded |
| Brief description | Dish of earthenware transfer-printed in black, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, printed at Liverpool, ca. 1780. |
| Physical description | Dish of earthenware transfer-printed in black, and circular in shape with a wavy moulded rim and divided into six lobes. In the middle, within a medallion bordered by scrolls, is a rustic scene with a group of houses and trees to the right, a girl driving two cows over a bridge in the foreground and a church to the left. Round the rim are festoons of oak-leaves and acorns. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD', a tool mark and '6' (Impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
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| Bibliographic reference | Wills, Geoffrey. Wedgwood. Feltham : Country Life Books, 1980. pl.13. |
| Other number | Sch. II 355 - Schreiber number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 414:1131-1885 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2009 |
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