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

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie design with trees, bridge and a vase of flowers, in which is set a Gothic castle and some ruins. Ornamental border with medallions containing animals including elephant, giraffe and deer.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Plate
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue Earthenware Lead Glaze Cobalt Oxide Transfer-Printed Glazed
Brief description	Plate, lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue, 'Gothic Castle' pattern, made at the Spode factory, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1815
Physical description	Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a Chinoiserie design with trees, bridge and a vase of flowers, in which is set a Gothic castle and some ruins. Ornamental border with medallions containing animals including elephant, giraffe and deer.
Dimensions	Diameter: 24.8cm
Marks and inscriptions	'SPODE' (impressed) '44' (impressed) 'SPODE' and a 'X' (painted in blue)
Gallery label	Plate Made at the Spode factory Stoke-on-Trent, about 1815 Marks: 'SPODE' and '44' impressed Lead-glazed earthenware Circ.258-1974(23/05/2008)
Object history	This Spode plate is decorated with the Gothic Castle pattern
Production	Made at the Spode factory. 'Gothic Castle' pattern P708.
Subjects depicted	Landscapes Ruins Giraffes Elephants Deer Castles
Bibliographic references	"Blue and White Transfer Ware 1780-1840" - AW Coysh 1970, p.104, No.158 Drakard and Holdway, 'Spode Transfer Printed Wares 1784-1833', 2002, p. 214.
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	CIRC.258-1974

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O149164/plate-spode-ceramic-works/

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