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Plate

ca. 1770 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge and the rim is moulded into six compartments. In the middle is a group of exotic birds in a landscape. In each compartment of the rim is a vignette of birds.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze and moulded
Brief description
Plate of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge and rim moulded into six compartments, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd. in Burslem or Etruria, printed in Liverpool, ca. 1770.
Physical description
Plate of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge and the rim is moulded into six compartments. In the middle is a group of exotic birds in a landscape. In each compartment of the rim is a vignette of birds.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 28.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' and a circular tool mark (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of two plates with 414:1138-1885 (Sch. II 400).
Subjects depicted
Other number
Sch. II 400A - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1138/A-1885

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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