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

Plate

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With the arms of the Earl of Coventry on the rim. In the middle is a group of flowers painted against a brown background on a medallion. The rim has a pale lavender-blue ground and a border of formal foliage in gold. The arms, with the motto 'CANDIDE ET CONSTANTER', are executed in bronze-colour and gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded, Kerr, Binns & Co., Worcester, ca. 1860.
Physical description
Plate of porcelain painted with enamels and gilded. With the arms of the Earl of Coventry on the rim. In the middle is a group of flowers painted against a brown background on a medallion. The rim has a pale lavender-blue ground and a border of formal foliage in gold. The arms, with the motto 'CANDIDE ET CONSTANTER', are executed in bronze-colour and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CANDIDE ET CONSTANTER' (On the motto on the arms)
  • A circle enclosing four W's surrounding a crescent, within the horns of which are the figures '51' [Impressed]
Credit line
Bequeathed by Herbert Allen
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.543-1935

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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