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

Plaque

ca. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plaque of earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels and copper lustre, and moulded in low relief. Decorated with a ship and inscription 'May Peace & Plenty On our Nation Smile and Trade with Commerce Bless the British Isle'. The rim is moulded with scrolls and painted in dark brown and lustre.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel, over-painted with enamels and copper lustre, and moulded
Brief description
Plaque of earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels and copper lustre, made in Sunderland, ca. 1840.
Physical description
Plaque of earthenware transfer-printed with black enamel and over-painted with enamels and copper lustre, and moulded in low relief. Decorated with a ship and inscription 'May Peace & Plenty On our Nation Smile and Trade with Commerce Bless the British Isle'. The rim is moulded with scrolls and painted in dark brown and lustre.
Dimensions
  • Length: 23.2cm
  • Width: 20.3cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'May Peace & Plenty / On our Nation Smile / and Trade with Commerce / Bless the British Isle' (Inscribed)
Gallery label
Plaque Made in Sunderland, about 1840 Earthenware, painted in lustre and colours with printed decoration 3664-1901 Jermyn Street Collection(23/05/2008)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
3664-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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