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

Villa D'Este

Plate
ca. 1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in black. Circular in shape and painted with Villa D'Este in a hilly wooded landscape before which flows a river with a barge. Inscribed on the left foreground 'VILLA D'ESTE'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleVilla D'Este (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in black
Brief description
Plate 'Villa D'Este' of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in black, made by Moore & Co., Sunderland, ca. 1825.
Physical description
Plate of lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in black. Circular in shape and painted with Villa D'Este in a hilly wooded landscape before which flows a river with a barge. Inscribed on the left foreground 'VILLA D'ESTE'.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Moore & Co' [arranged in a semi-circle] (impressed)
  • 'VILLA D'ESTE' (Inscribed on the left forground)
Gallery label
Plate with the Villa D'Este Made by Moore & Co, Wear Pottery, Sunderland, about 1825 Mark: "Moore & Co" impressed (arranged in a semi-circle) Lead-glazed earthenware C.78-1940 Arthur Hurst Bequest(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Mr Arthur Hurst
Production
Made by Moore & Co, Wear Pottery.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.78-1940

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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