Blue Palisade
Plate
ca. 1820-1830 (made)
ca. 1820-1830 (made)
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Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue. In the middle is a Chinoiserie landscape with bamboos and fencing in the foreground. The rim has a border of flowers, vines and scrolls.
Object details
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| Title | Blue Palisade (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue |
| Brief description | Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1820-1830 |
| Physical description | Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue. In the middle is a Chinoiserie landscape with bamboos and fencing in the foreground. The rim has a border of flowers, vines and scrolls. |
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| Credit line | Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street |
| Object history | Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire. Palisade pattern design. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Example illustrated in Coysh1970, p. 92, plate 134 and given the name "Chinese Garden". Also illustrated in CoyshHenrywood1982, p. 9 (with the Chinese original) and given the name "Blue Bamboo". The factory name, however, was "Blue Palisade" as stated in Una des Fontaine's "Wedgwood Blue-Printed Wares 1805-1843" in the English Ceramic Circle Transactions, Vol. 11, Part 3 (1983).
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| Accession number | 2450-1901 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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