Plate

1866 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of earthenware, painted in red, blue, green and yellow with Aesop's fable of the ox and the frog; signed 'E. LESSORE F XXVII.' Shaped rim with orange-coloured edge.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, painted in colours
Brief description
Plate of earthenware, painted in colours by Emile Aubert Lessore, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, Staffordshire, 1866
Physical description
Plate of earthenware, painted in red, blue, green and yellow with Aesop's fable of the ox and the frog; signed 'E. LESSORE F XXVII.' Shaped rim with orange-coloured edge.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' and 'F N U' (Impressed)
  • 'E. LESSORE F XXVII.' (Signed)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Association
Collection
Accession number
2818-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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