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

Plaque

ca. 1907 (designed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Circular plaque, black with applied chrysanthemum and butterfly, painted in gold and red. Earthenware, cast, with applied details, possibly hand-worked, hand-painted.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, cast, with applied details, possibly hand-worked, hand-painted
Brief description
Circular earthenware plaque, black with applied chrysanthemum and butterfly, made by Bretby Art Pottery, possibly designed by Henry Tooth, Woodville, Derbyshire, about 1907
Physical description
Circular plaque, black with applied chrysanthemum and butterfly, painted in gold and red. Earthenware, cast, with applied details, possibly hand-worked, hand-painted.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 37.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Bretby' rising sun 'Made in England 1745M' (Maker's identification; impressed)
Credit line
Given by Mr D. A. Robertson
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.16-2002

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Record createdAugust 16, 2002
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