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

Plate

1788 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, lead-glazed earthenware ('pearlware'), with moulded feather-edged wavy border, the well painted in underglaze blue with floral ornament and inscribed 'Theadosha Simmons 1788'

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware ('pearlware'), pressed and turned over a mould, painted in underglaze blue
Brief description
Plate, lead-glazed earthenware, made at the Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, dated 1788
Physical description
Plate, lead-glazed earthenware ('pearlware'), with moulded feather-edged wavy border, the well painted in underglaze blue with floral ornament and inscribed 'Theadosha Simmons 1788'
Dimensions
  • Taken from register diameter: 23.4cm
Marks and inscriptions
'Theadosha Simmons 1788'
Gallery label
Plate Made at the Cambrian Pottery, Swansea, Wales, dated 1788 Lead-glazed earthenware C.148-1984 Given by Mrs Patience Bradford Matching fragments have been excavated at the pottery site.(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Given by Mrs Patience Bradford
Collection
Accession number
C.148-1984

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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