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Dish

Dish

  • Place of origin:

    Burslem (made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1820 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    John & Richard Riley (makers)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue

  • Museum number:

    CIRC.256-1974

  • Gallery location:

    Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery, case 31, shelf 3

Physical description

Large earthenware dish transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a scene of a lake, waterfall and distant buildings. A group of figures are in the foreground depicting Europa and the bull. Border of wild roses, primroses and blossom on a stippled ground shading from dark to lighter blue towards the well of the dish.

Place of Origin

Burslem (made)

Date

ca. 1820 (made)

Artist/maker

John & Richard Riley (makers)

Materials and Techniques

Earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue

Marks and inscriptions

'8'
Impressed

'18'
Impressed

Dimensions

Length: 48 cm, Width: 39 cm, Diameter: 5 cm

Object history note

This Riley platter is decorated with the Europa pattern

Descriptive line

Large earthenware dish transfer-printed in underglaze blue, John & Richard Riley, Burslem, ca. 1820

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

"Blue and White Transfer Ware 1780-1840" - AW Coysh 1970, p.59 No.75

Materials

Earthenware

Techniques

Transfer-printed; Glazed

Subjects depicted

Bull; Figures; Roses; Waterfall; Roses; Flowers; Buildings; Landscape; Lake

Categories

Ceramics; Earthenware

Collection

Ceramics Collection

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