Plaque
1874 (made)
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Circular plaque or shallow dish of earthenware painted with a female head wearing a hat embellished with feathers and blossom, and on a golden yellow ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Earthenware painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Plaque, circular, earthenware painted with enamels, blank made at Minton & Co., Stoke-on-Trent, 1874, painted later by A.E. Black for retailer Mortlock, decorated ca.1875 |
| Physical description | Circular plaque or shallow dish of earthenware painted with a female head wearing a hat embellished with feathers and blossom, and on a golden yellow ground. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Minton mark) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Barbara Morris |
| Object history | This object was formerly in the collection of Barbara Morris, and was bequeathed by her to the Museum. Morris, who had worked in the V&A's Circulation Department, was a pioneer in the study of Victorian and Edwardian Decorative Arts. She had a particular interest in ceramics and glass of the period, examples of which she collected avidly. |
| Production | Painted by A.E. Black for the retailer Mortlock on a Minton blank. Miss A.E. Black was at Minton's art studio and then at Mortlock's. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Atterbury, Paul and Maureen Batkin. The Dictionary of Minton. Woodbridge : Antique Collectors' Club Ltd. ISBN 1851492720. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.340-2009 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2010 |
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