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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at V&A South Kensington
British Galleries, Room 125, Edwin and Susan Davies Gallery

Plate

1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Object Type
This large decorated dish was made for show only. The blank shape is smooth, uninterrupted and rimless. The Burslem pottery of Pinder, Bourne & Co. would manufacture a run of these dishes, stockpiling them for their own painters or selling them on to other decorating companies and workshops in London, as in this case, and elsewhere. Kate Faulkner has taken full advantage of the surface to produce an over-all textile-like pattern.

People
Kate Faulkner was the sister of Charles (Charlie) Faulkner, one of the original - and most briefly connected - partners of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. Faulkner was a mathematics don whom Morris had known since his time at Oxford. Kate Faulkner's talents as a pattern maker were put to use across a range of the firm's production but this is the only dish known to be by her. Her sister Lucy was a skilful painter of Morris's tiles, particularly specialising in figures.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, with hand-painted glaze in blue
Brief description
Star flower dish, designed and painted by Kate Faulkner for Morris & Co., onto a ceramic blank made by Pinder, Bourne and Co., England, 1880
Physical description
STAR FLOWER' PLATE
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 45cm
Dimensions checked: measured; 19/12/1998 by sf
Gallery label
  • British Galleries: This dish is a rare example of decorative ceramics produced by Morris & Co., a firm which otherwise specialised in tiles. It was designed and painted by Kate Faulkner, who provided the firm with patterns for tiles, textiles and wallpapers. The design is hand-painted onto a plain, blank, rimless plate and shows a clever but typical Arts and Crafts floral arrangement.(27/03/2003)
  • Dish 'Starflower' Designed and made by Kate Faulkner, made by Morris & Co, London, England, made by Pinder,Bourne & Co., Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, 1880 Mark: 'KF 1880', painted, paper label: 'Morris & Co, 17 George St. Hanover Sq., W1' Earthenware with painted decoration C.324-1930 Blank made by Pinder, Bourne & Co., Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent. The Morris & Co workshops at this date were at Queens Square, London and at the family home, Horrington House, Chiswick.(23/05/2008)
Object history
Designed and painted by Kate Faulkner (born in 1842, died in 1898), for Morris & Co., 1880; the blank made by Pinder, Bourne & Co, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Summary
Object Type
This large decorated dish was made for show only. The blank shape is smooth, uninterrupted and rimless. The Burslem pottery of Pinder, Bourne & Co. would manufacture a run of these dishes, stockpiling them for their own painters or selling them on to other decorating companies and workshops in London, as in this case, and elsewhere. Kate Faulkner has taken full advantage of the surface to produce an over-all textile-like pattern.

People
Kate Faulkner was the sister of Charles (Charlie) Faulkner, one of the original - and most briefly connected - partners of Morris, Marshall, Faulkner & Co. Faulkner was a mathematics don whom Morris had known since his time at Oxford. Kate Faulkner's talents as a pattern maker were put to use across a range of the firm's production but this is the only dish known to be by her. Her sister Lucy was a skilful painter of Morris's tiles, particularly specialising in figures.
Collection
Accession number
C.324-1930

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Record createdMarch 27, 2003
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