Not on display

Plate

ca. 1815 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
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
(23/05/2008)
Plate
Made at the Spode factory Stoke-on-Trent, about 1815
Marks: 'SPODE' and '44' impressed
Lead-glazed earthenware

Circ.258-1974
Object history
This Spode plate is decorated with the Gothic Castle pattern
Production
Made at the Spode factory. 'Gothic Castle' pattern P708.
Subjects depicted
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
Accession number
CIRC.258-1974

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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