Plate
ca. 1958-1962 (made)
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Plate of white earthenware covered in a yellow glaze, and painted in ginger brown with grey and black in the centre is a stylised tree and its branches crowded with black birds, and the inner and outer rims are decorated with geometric borders in grey and brown respectively and are unfired, and 'SCOTTIE' is painted below the tree.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed and unfired earthenware and painted |
| Brief description | Plate of white earthenware covered in a yellow glaze, and in the centre is a stylised tree and its branches crowded with black birds, designed by Scottie Wilson, made by J & G Meakin, Hanley, Britain; ca. 1958-1962. |
| Physical description | Plate of white earthenware covered in a yellow glaze, and painted in ginger brown with grey and black in the centre is a stylised tree and its branches crowded with black birds, and the inner and outer rims are decorated with geometric borders in grey and brown respectively and are unfired, and 'SCOTTIE' is painted below the tree. |
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| Object history | Scottie Wilson was born in Glasgow but moved to Canada where he was inspired by American and Canadian Indian art such as totem poles. He also provided designs for Royal Worcester in the early 1960s. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Sandon, Henry. Royal Worcester Porcelain, from 1862 to the present day. London: Barrie and Jenkins, 1973. 72 p. ill pl. 212. |
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| Accession number | C.93-1978 |
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| Record created | November 13, 2007 |
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