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

Plate

mid 19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of earthenware, transfer-printed in light blue and painted in dark blue. The rim has a wavy edge and is printed with foliage on a continuous scrolled stem. In the middle is a device of similar foliage.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with transfer-printed and painted decoration
Brief description
Plate, earthenware with transfer-printed and painted decoration, Mayer & Elliot, Staffordshire (Dale Hall, Burslem), mid 19th century
Physical description
Plate of earthenware, transfer-printed in light blue and painted in dark blue. The rim has a wavy edge and is printed with foliage on a continuous scrolled stem. In the middle is a device of similar foliage.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 26cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'MAYER & ELLIOT' (Impressed)
  • 'No. 4' (Impressed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2493-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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