Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

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

Plate of earthenware moulded in relief, transfer-printed with black enamel and painted with enamels. Eight-sided with a wavy edge and a triple border of moulded ornament. In the middle is a figure of Robinson Crusoe on his island.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware moulded in relief, transfer-printed with black enamel and painted with enamels
Brief description
Plate of earthenware moulded in relief, transfer-printed with black enamel and painted with enamels, possibly Tyneside or County Durham, first half of 19th century.
Physical description
Plate of earthenware moulded in relief, transfer-printed with black enamel and painted with enamels. Eight-sided with a wavy edge and a triple border of moulded ornament. In the middle is a figure of Robinson Crusoe on his island.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 18.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A circle of dots surmounted by a cross (In dark blue)
  • Transliteration
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Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
4008-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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