On display
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Dish

1872-1881 (made)
Artist/Maker
De Morgan, William Frend (maker)
William De Morgan
Place of origin
London (made)

Dish decorated with putti and conventional leaf borders, painted with a lustre finish on Davis of Staffordshire earthenware.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Art Pottery
Object type
Dish
Materials and techniques
Earthenware, lustre glaze
Earthenware
Brief description
Dish, earthenware, with painted lustre decoration, depicting putti and leaves, by William de Morgan, England, 1875 (Chelsea period 1872-1881)
Physical description
Dish decorated with putti and conventional leaf borders, painted with a lustre finish on Davis of Staffordshire earthenware.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 45.7cm
Dimensions converted from the register.
Marks and inscriptions
D.M '75
Gallery label
(23/05/2008)
Dish
William de Morgan, England,


C.64-1972
Production
Decorated onto a Davis blank made in Staffordshire.
Bibliographic references
  • Pinkham, Roger. Catalogue of the Pottery by William De Morgan. London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1973.
  • Gaunt, William and M. D. E. Clayton-Stamm. William De Morgan. London, 1972. 89 p., ill.
  • Jervis, Simon, Victorian and Edwardian decorative art: the Handley-Read collection, London, Royal Academy of Arts, 1972
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
C.64-1972

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Record createdMarch 31, 2008
Record URL
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