Not currently on display at the V&A

Plate

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

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware. The rim with wavy outline, the underside with counter-sunk footring; the upper-side of the plate printed in rather purple-toned underglaze blue with, in the centre an oriental landscape with a man and a camel, and round the cavetto and rim with flowers.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate, lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue, made by the Bristol Pottery, Bristol, ca. 1820-1830
Physical description
Plate of lead-glazed earthenware. The rim with wavy outline, the underside with counter-sunk footring; the upper-side of the plate printed in rather purple-toned underglaze blue with, in the centre an oriental landscape with a man and a camel, and round the cavetto and rim with flowers.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
An anchor encircled by the word 'BRISTOL' (impressed)
Gallery label
Plate Made by the Bristol Pottery, Bristol, about 1820-30 Mark: an anchor encircled by the word 'BRISTOL', impressed Lead-glazed earthenware C.92-1967 Given by Mrs B.E. Adams(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs B. E. Adams
Object history
The printed decoration on this plate is after a print from A Cabinet Of Quadrupeds by John Church, 1805.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.92-1967

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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