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Blue Palisade

Plate
ca. 1820-1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
TitleBlue 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.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.4cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'WEDGWOOD' (Impressed)
  • 'H H' (Impressed)
  • 'N' (Transfer-printed in blue)
Gallery label
Plate Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, about 1820-30 Marks: 'WEDGWOOD' and 'H H', impressed Lead-glazed earthenware 2450-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
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.
Subjects depicted
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). Transferware Collectors Club
Collection
Accession number
2450-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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