Dish
ca. 1770 (made)
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Dish, lead-glazed earthenware, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1776-80
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed cream-coloured earthenware, decorated with shells and sprays of seaweed, printed in black and hand coloured in green enamel |
| Brief description | Dish, lead-glazed earthenware, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, ca. 1776-80 |
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| Credit line | Given by Comdr. J. A. L. Drummond, R.N. from the Lily Antrobus Collection. |
| Object history | J.G.V. Mallet's catalogue entry for the Rococo exhibition catalogue (see below) states: 'The asymmetric form and shell-like mouldings are clearly rococo characteristics as well as the random arrangement of the naturalistic decoration. Wedgwood, who was much interested in conchology, wrote that this pattern ws intended chiefly for foreign markets which would tolerate 'higher colouring and more forcible contrasts than the English'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Snodin, Michael (ed.). Rococo: Art and Design in Hogarth's England. London: Trefoil Books and Victoria and Albert Museum, 1984, cat. P15. |
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| Accession number | C.19-1945 |
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| Record created | March 31, 2008 |
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