Not on display

Plate

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Leeds Pottery (maker)
Place of origin
Staffordshire (made)

Plate of earthenware, painted in colours and decorated with gilding. In the middle is a group of pears, cherries and plums. The rim has a border of scroll ornament in green and gold.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Earthenware
Object type
Plate
Materials and techniques
Lead-glazed earthenware, painted in enamels and gilt
Earthenware
Enamel
Lead Glaze
Painted
Gilt
Glazed
Brief description
Plate, lead-glazed earthenware, painted in enamels and gilt, probably made by Leeds Pottery, Leeds, ca. 1820
Physical description
Plate of earthenware, painted in colours and decorated with gilding. In the middle is a group of pears, cherries and plums. The rim has a border of scroll ornament in green and gold.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Crystal Ware' (Painted in red)
  • Transliteration
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Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Plate
Probably made by Leeds pottery, Staffordshire, England, about 1820
Mark: 'Crystal Ware', painted in red
Lead-glazed earthenware

2556-1901 Jermyn Street Collection
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Object history
Jermyn Street Collection
Subjects depicted
Pears
Cherries
Plums
Scrolls (Motifs)
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
2556-1901

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O150904/plate-leeds-pottery/
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