Plate
1790-1792 (made)
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This plate is from the 'Hope' service, made for the Duke of Clarence in 1792. The Derby factory made strenuous efforts to poach this prestigious commission from the Worcester porcelain factory. John Pennington, who painted the central subject on this plate in monochrome enamels, was Worcester's finest painter during the late 1700s. He began his apprenticeship with Wedgwood in London in 1784 at the comparatively late age of eighteen. This explains why he was apprenticed for three years rather than the usual seven. Perhaps exceptionally, he was 'allowed one hour each day for the purpose of improving himself in drawing'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, enamels and gilded |
| Brief description | Plate in soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, enamels and gilded, painted by John Pennington, Worcester porcelain factory, Worcester, 1790-1792. |
| Physical description | Plate in soft-paste porcelain painted with underglaze blue, enamels and gilded. In the middle is a medallion with a female figure of Hope with an anchor watching a ship in the distant. Border of classical architectural motives in gold on a blue enamel ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | A crescent under 'Flight' under a crown (In underglaze blue) |
| Credit line | Given by the Rev. A. Duanne Pell |
| Production | From the 'Hope' service made for the Duke of Clarence in 1792. |
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| Summary | This plate is from the 'Hope' service, made for the Duke of Clarence in 1792. The Derby factory made strenuous efforts to poach this prestigious commission from the Worcester porcelain factory. John Pennington, who painted the central subject on this plate in monochrome enamels, was Worcester's finest painter during the late 1700s. He began his apprenticeship with Wedgwood in London in 1784 at the comparatively late age of eighteen. This explains why he was apprenticed for three years rather than the usual seven. Perhaps exceptionally, he was 'allowed one hour each day for the purpose of improving himself in drawing'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Young, Hilary. English Porcelain, 1745-95. London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 1999. 229p., ill. ISBN 1851772820. |
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| Accession number | C.990-1922 |
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| Record created | December 3, 2002 |
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