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

Plate

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

Octagonal plate of earthenware painted in the centre with a boy gathering grapes into a basket. Border decorated with a pattern of oak leaves in relief.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted
Brief description
Octagonal plate of earthenware, probably painted by Emile Aubert Lessore, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, second half of 19th century
Physical description
Octagonal plate of earthenware painted in the centre with a boy gathering grapes into a basket. Border decorated with a pattern of oak leaves in relief.
Dimensions
  • Width: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'E Lessore'
  • 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Dr A.G. Medwin
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
557-1894

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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