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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 138, The Harry and Carol Djanogly Gallery

Plate

1801-1817 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of lead-glazed cream-coloured earthenware, transfer-printed in black. In the middle is a brigantine under full sail flying a British ensign with canton as used before the union with Ireland in 1800. Below is a trophy of naval emblems.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware transfer-printed in black
Brief description
Plate of lead-glazed cream-coloured earthenware, transfer-printed in black, Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, 1801-1817.
Physical description
Plate of lead-glazed cream-coloured earthenware, transfer-printed in black. In the middle is a brigantine under full sail flying a British ensign with canton as used before the union with Ireland in 1800. Below is a trophy of naval emblems.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 21.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'DILLWYN & COM. / 10' (Impressed)
  • '5' (In black)
Gallery label
Plate Made at the Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, 1801-1817 Mark: "DILLWYN & CO." above "10", impressed Lead-glazed earthenware 3508-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Pugh, P. D. Gordon. Naval Ceramics. Newport : William F. Hale Books, 1971. Pl. 93.
Collection
Accession number
3508-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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