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

Soup Plate

ca. 1810-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Soup plate of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a flower spray in the centre; the rim and cavetto with an elaborate trellis and petal-diaper pattern.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue
Brief description
Soup plate, lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in underglaze blue, 'Geranium' pattern, made by Josiah Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1810-1820
Physical description
Soup plate of lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue with a flower spray in the centre; the rim and cavetto with an elaborate trellis and petal-diaper pattern.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SPODE' and '16' (Impressed on base)
  • 'SPODE' and a device resembling a horse-shoe (Transfer-printed in underglaze blue)
Gallery label
Soup plate Made by Josiah Spode, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, about 1810-20 Mark: 'SPODE' and '16' Lead-glazed earthenware C.91-1967 Given by Mrs B.E. Adams(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs B. E. Adams
Object history
This Spode plate is decorateed with the Geranium pattern
Production
'Geranium' pattern, P821.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Drakard, D. & Holdway, P. "Spode Transfer Printed Ware 1784-1833" ACC 1988, p.224 (p.821-1)
Collection
Accession number
C.91-1967

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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