Ruins of an Ancient Temple near Corinth

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V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Artist/Maker	Spode Ceramic Works (maker)
Place of origin	Stoke-on-Trent (made)

Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) transfer-printed in underglaze-blue. Oblong dish with a wavy edge and low foot rim of square section. Decorated with the ruins of an ancient temple near Corinth including a bridge over a stream, a ruined columnar building on a hill, and a city with a domed building and spires in the background. Border with oriental scenes.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Dish
Title	Ruins of an Ancient Temple near Corinth (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze-blue Lead Glaze Earthenware Transfer-Printed
Brief description	Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) transfer-printed in underglaze-blue, 'Caramanian' series 'Citadel near Corinth' pattern, made at the factory of Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1820.
Physical description	Dish of lead-glazed earthenware (pearlware) transfer-printed in underglaze-blue. Oblong dish with a wavy edge and low foot rim of square section. Decorated with the ruins of an ancient temple near Corinth including a bridge over a stream, a ruined columnar building on a hill, and a city with a domed building and spires in the background. Border with oriental scenes.
Dimensions	Length: 25.5cm Width: 18.5cm
Marks and inscriptions	'SPODE' (impressed) 'E' (impressed) 'C' (in underglaze blue)
Gallery label	(23/05/2008) Dish Made at the factory of Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, about 1820 Marks: 'SPODE' and 'E', impressed, and 'C' in underglaze blue Lead-glazed earthenware C.39-1969 Brigadier W.E. Clark Bequest
Credit line	Bequeathed by Brigadier W.E.Clark CMG, DSO through Art Fund
Production	'Citadel near Corinth', Caramanian series, P905-6.
Subjects depicted	Ruins Stream Bridges (Built Works) Buildings Animals
Bibliographic reference	Drakard and Holdway, 'Spode Transfer Printed Wares 1784-1833', 2002, p. 243-4.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.39-1969

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O149062/ruins-of-an-ancient-temple-dish-spode-ceramic-works/

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