Plato
Plate
2009
2009
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White bone china plate made by isostatic pressing. Designed by Martin Hunt, on-glaze enamel decoration by Hitomi Hosono for the retirement of Christopher Frayling; Rector, Professor and Tutor at the RCA. The decoration depicts a stylised phoenix on the flat edges of the front of the plate, and the head of a dodo on the back, symbols representing the new and old College.
Object details
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| Title | Plato (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Bone china, glazed, printed with black enamel |
| Brief description | Plate, large, square, bone china, 'Plato' tableware designed by Martin Hunt for Queensbury Hunt, 2004, made by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, enamel decoration by Hitomi Hosono, London, 2009 |
| Physical description | White bone china plate made by isostatic pressing. Designed by Martin Hunt, on-glaze enamel decoration by Hitomi Hosono for the retirement of Christopher Frayling; Rector, Professor and Tutor at the RCA. The decoration depicts a stylised phoenix on the flat edges of the front of the plate, and the head of a dodo on the back, symbols representing the new and old College. |
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| Credit line | Given by Martin Smith, David Hamilton, David Queensberry, and the staff and students of the Ceramics & Glass Department of the Royal College of Art |
| Object history | The plate is a duplicate of that commissioned as a gift for Sir Christopher Frayling by Martin Smith, David Hamilton, David Queensberry and the staff and students of the Ceramics and Glass Department of the Royal College of Art, to celebrate his time as Rector, Professor and Tutor at the College, from 1972 to 2009. The decoration draws on imagery associated with the college, the Phoenix and the Dodo being symbols adopted by former Rector Robin Darwin to represent the new and the old College. The blank plate was produced by Wedgwood as part of the Plato range designed by Martin Hunt for Queensberry Hunt. |
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| Accession number | C.141-2012 |
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| Record created | January 31, 2013 |
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