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Plate

1773-1774 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of lead-glazed earthenware. Painted with a view of ruins with Wakefield in the distance. Wavy edge.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware
Brief description
Plate of lead-glazed earthenware, made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Etruria, 1773-1774.
Physical description
Plate of lead-glazed earthenware. Painted with a view of ruins with Wakefield in the distance. Wavy edge.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'O' (impressed)
  • '207' (printed in brown)
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Plate
Made at the factory of Josiah Wedgwood, Etruria, Staffordshire, 1773-4
Marks: 'O', impressed and '207', printed in brown
Lead-glazed earthenware

C.96-1932 Legh Tolson bequest

Painted with a view of ruins with Wakefield in the distance. Part of a service made for the use of the Empress Catherine II of Russia at the Palace of La Grenouilliere, the "Frog Service".
Credit line
Legh Tolson Bequest
Production
Part of a service made for the use of the Empress Catherine II of Russia at the Palace of La Grenouilliere, the "Frog Service".
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
C.96-1932

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
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