Dish

1902 (dated)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bowl of red earthenware, covered on the inside with a white slip, with sgraffito decoration painted in colours under a clear glaze. In the middle are the arms of the Borough of Birkenhead, with its motto 'UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR'. The central medallion containing the arms is surrounded by four galleys arranged so as to form a square. On the sails of the galleys is an armorial shield bearing a lion rampant. The interspaces are filled in with shells and dolphins. The painting is in blue, yellow, green and crimson.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware with <i>sgraffito</i> decoration and painted in colours under a clear glaze
Brief description
Dish, earthenware with sgraffito decoration and painted in colours under a clear glaze, decoration designed by Harold William Hewitt and decorated by Gracie H. Shore, made by Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, dated 1902
Physical description
Bowl of red earthenware, covered on the inside with a white slip, with sgraffito decoration painted in colours under a clear glaze. In the middle are the arms of the Borough of Birkenhead, with its motto 'UBI FIDES IBI LUX ET ROBUR'. The central medallion containing the arms is surrounded by four galleys arranged so as to form a square. On the sails of the galleys is an armorial shield bearing a lion rampant. The interspaces are filled in with shells and dolphins. The painting is in blue, yellow, green and crimson.
Dimensions
  • Height: 7.6cm
  • Diameter: 17.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • HH monogram (incised on base)
  • A ship and the letters DR on either side (Maker's mark incised on base)
  • 'Gracie H. Shone' (Signature incised on base)
  • 'UBI FIDES IBI / LUX ET / ROBUR' (Decoration incised on centre of dish, motto of the Borough of Birkenhead)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Dish
Decoration designed by Harold William Hewitt, Decorated by Gracie H Shore, made by Della Robbia Pottery, Della Robbia Pottery, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, dated 1902


953-1902
Production
The designer was from Birkenhead School of Art.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
953-1902

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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