Not on display

Charger

1871
Artist/Maker

Charger with painted decoration depicting a nude girl lying on a day bed with a leopard skin rug. The girl holds up a large fan of feathers. The background is turquoise blue with navy blue floral motifs. The scene is surrounded by a navy blue circular border.

Object details

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Object type
Brief description
Charger depicting nude girl and feathered fan on leopard skin rug, painted by W.S Coleman, Minton Art Pottery, London, 1871
Physical description
Charger with painted decoration depicting a nude girl lying on a day bed with a leopard skin rug. The girl holds up a large fan of feathers. The background is turquoise blue with navy blue floral motifs. The scene is surrounded by a navy blue circular border.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 38.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • W.S Coleman

    Note
    painted on front

  • Minton's Art Pottery Studio Kensington Gore

    Note
    printed on reverse

  • Minton

    Note
    Impressed mark

  • U, 15 and other unrecognised cyphers

  • G

    Note
    painted

Credit line
Gift of Ian and Rita Smythe
Bibliographic reference
Illustrated in Jones, J. 'Minton: the First Two Hundred Years of Design and Production', 1993. p. 220.
Collection
Accession number
C.68-2018

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2018
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