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

Plate of earthenware painted in colours in the centre with an owl standing on a barrel and instructing a group of ducks. The rim is decorated with dots in gold.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware painted in colours
Brief description
Plate of earthenware painted in colours, painted by Emile Aubert Lessore, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, second half of 19th century
Physical description
Plate of earthenware painted in colours in the centre with an owl standing on a barrel and instructing a group of ducks. The rim is decorated with dots in gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 23.5cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Dr A.G. Medwin
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
559-1894

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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