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Artist/Maker	Swansea Pottery (maker)
Place of origin	Swansea (made)

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware with decoration transfer-printed in underglaze blue. In the middle is a Chinese landscapes, with pavilions, a bridge, figures, a boat, and a pair of birds. The rim has a slightly lobed edge and is printed with a border of Chinese diaper ornament.

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Categories	Ceramics Earthenware
Object type	Plate
Materials and techniques	Lead-glazed earthenware, transfer-printed in underglaze blue Earthenware Lead Glaze Transfer-Printed Glazed
Brief description	Plate, lead-glazed earthenware with decoration transfer-printed in underglaze blue, madeby Dillwyn & Co., Swansea, ca. 1811-1817
Physical description	Plate of lead-glazed earthenware with decoration transfer-printed in underglaze blue. In the middle is a Chinese landscapes, with pavilions, a bridge, figures, a boat, and a pair of birds. The rim has a slightly lobed edge and is printed with a border of Chinese diaper ornament.
Dimensions	Diameter: 24.0cm
Marks and inscriptions	'Dillwyn & Co' enclosing '1' (impressed)
Gallery label	Plate Made at the Swansea pottery, about 1811-17 Mark: "Dillwyn & Co" enclosing "1" impressed Lead-glazed earthenware C.318-1912 Presented by Messrs Frost & Locke(23/05/2008)
Credit line	Presented by Messrs Frost & Locke for G. H. Barnes Austin, Esq.
Subject depicted	Landscapes
Collection	Ceramics Collection
Accession number	C.318-1912

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Record created	March 31, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O149290/plate-swansea-pottery/

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