Plate
1848 (made)
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Dishes have been made by pressing sheets of soft clay over concave moulds since antiquity. More rarely, bowls and plates, such as this one, have been 'double-moulded' by pressing sheets of clay between concave and convex moulds.
This plate was designed by the architect and writer A.W.N.Pugin, who was a leading figure in the Gothic Revival. This plate, with its trefoil and quatrefoil ornament, is in the Gothic style. Pugin had a long-standing relationship with Herbert Minton of Minton & Co. and produced many ceramic designs for the firm, including tiles as well as tableware.
This plate was designed by the architect and writer A.W.N.Pugin, who was a leading figure in the Gothic Revival. This plate, with its trefoil and quatrefoil ornament, is in the Gothic style. Pugin had a long-standing relationship with Herbert Minton of Minton & Co. and produced many ceramic designs for the firm, including tiles as well as tableware.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | lead-glazed bone china, double-moulded |
| Brief description | Plate, bone china, designed by A.W.N.Pugin, made by Minton, 1848. |
| Physical description | Eight-lobed white plate, the rim decorated with raised quatrefoils in buff & gilding on blue ground, the centre with raised vine leaves and grapes in gilding and green on a buff ground around a central circle comprising a buff and green tudor rose surrounded with a band of trefoil shapes in gilding on blue |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Gift of Mrs James A. Thunder in memory of James Augustus Thunder, grandson of A.W.N. Pugin |
| Object history | Gift of Mrs James A. Thunder in memory of James Augustus Thunder, grandson of A.W.N. Pugin |
| Summary | Dishes have been made by pressing sheets of soft clay over concave moulds since antiquity. More rarely, bowls and plates, such as this one, have been 'double-moulded' by pressing sheets of clay between concave and convex moulds. This plate was designed by the architect and writer A.W.N.Pugin, who was a leading figure in the Gothic Revival. This plate, with its trefoil and quatrefoil ornament, is in the Gothic style. Pugin had a long-standing relationship with Herbert Minton of Minton & Co. and produced many ceramic designs for the firm, including tiles as well as tableware. |
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| Accession number | C.33-1984 |
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| Record created | May 26, 1999 |
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