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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Plate
ca. 1775 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge and outlined in green. Printed with the 'The Return of the Prodigal Son' and has a square rococo border, and the print is represented as suspended from a knotted ribbon by festoons of husk-pattern painted in green. Detached sprays of flowers are printed on the rim.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Return of the Prodigal Son (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze and painted
Brief description
Plate 'The Return of the Prodigal Son' of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, printed in Liverpool, ca 1775.
Physical description
Plate of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge and outlined in green. Printed with the 'The Return of the Prodigal Son' and has a square rococo border, and the print is represented as suspended from a knotted ribbon by festoons of husk-pattern painted in green. Detached sprays of flowers are printed on the rim.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 25.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'WEDGWOOD' and a tool mark (Impressed)
Credit line
Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber
Object history
One of twelve plates 414:1135/A to L-1885 (Sch. II 401A to L).
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Towner, Donald. Creamware. London : Faber & Faber, 1978. 61 p., pl. 20a & p. 64.
Other number
Sch. II 401L - Schreiber number
Collection
Accession number
414:1135/L-1885

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Record createdMay 5, 2009
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