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The Sheltered Lamb

Plate
ca. 1790-1791 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Derby Porcelain Factory (manufacturer)
Banford, James (decorated)
Place of origin
Derby (manufactured)

Plate of soft-paste porcelain. The middle is painted with a group of three children and sheep taking shelter beneath a tree in a thunderstorm. The painting is surrounded by a band of small flowers on a continuous gilt scrolled stem. The rim has a wavy edge and is decorated with oval medallions and foliage on a dark blue ground.

Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
TitleThe Sheltered Lamb (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt
Soft Paste Porcelain
Enamel
Painted
Gilt
Brief description
Plate with painting, 'The Sheltered Lamb,' adapted from an engraving by T. Gaugain after R. Westall, published in 1790, soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, manufactured by Derby Porcelain Factory, England (Derby), ca. 1790-1791
Physical description
Plate of soft-paste porcelain. The middle is painted with a group of three children and sheep taking shelter beneath a tree in a thunderstorm. The painting is surrounded by a band of small flowers on a continuous gilt scrolled stem. The rim has a wavy edge and is decorated with oval medallions and foliage on a dark blue ground.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 22.9cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'D' surmounted by a crown and crossed batons and six dots (Maker's mark painted (overglaze) in mauve on underside)
  • 'X' (Impressed on underside)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Production
Decoration previously attributed to Richard Askew, who, however, did not work at Derby until 1794.
Subjects depicted
Sheep
Children
Scroll-Work
Bibliographic references
  • Honey, W. B. Old English Porcelain. London: Faber&Faber, 1948. 118 p.
  • Burton, William. History and Description of English Porcelain.
  • Ledger, Andrew. Richard Askew, Derby painter: Unsafe Attributions. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle, 2011, vol. 22, pp. 39-47.
  • Ledger, Andrew. Richard Askew, Derby painter: Unsafe Attributions. Derby Porcelain International Society Journal, 2013, vol. 7, pp. 135-55, and fig. 1.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
3038-1901

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Record createdAugust 14, 2008
Record URL
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