Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

1862-ca. 1875 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of porcelain, painted in colours with two dragonflies and a grasshopper, with fungi and reeds, and decorated with gilding.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Plate of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Worcester porcelain factory, England, 1862-ca. 1875
Physical description
Plate of porcelain, painted in colours with two dragonflies and a grasshopper, with fungi and reeds, and decorated with gilding.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • In a circle surrounded by a crown, four W's surrounding the figures '51' within the horns of a crescent; underneath, the figures '73' and '74' respectively (Maker's mark, printed once in purple and once in brown)
  • The same mark with 'WORCESTER' (Impressed)
  • '11' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3322-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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