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

Plate

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

Plate of stoneware transfer-printed in blue with a gilt edge. Lobed rim. Decorated with flowering plants, a bird and a grasshopper in the Chinese style within two borders.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Stoneware transfer-printed in blue with a gilt edge
Brief description
Plate of stoneware transfer-printed in blue with a gilt edge, 'Grasshopper' pattern, Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, early 19th century
Physical description
Plate of stoneware transfer-printed in blue with a gilt edge. Lobed rim. Decorated with flowering plants, a bird and a grasshopper in the Chinese style within two borders.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 15.6cm
Marks and inscriptions
A cartouch enclosing simulated Chinese characters and 'SPODE / Stone China' (Printed in blue)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss E.A. Evans
Production
'Grasshopper' pattern, P621-1.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic references
  • Copeland, R. 'Spode's Willow Pattern & Other Designs After the Chinese', 1980, p.142-3.
  • Drakard and Holdway, 'Spode Transfer Printed Wares 1784-1833', 2002, p. 206.
Collection
Accession number
474-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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