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Heartsease

Plate
1952 (made)
Artist/Maker
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (manufacturer)
Orient Steam Navigation Company (made for)
Bawden, Edward (designer)
Place of origin
Etruria (made)

Plate of porcelain with transfer printed decoration.


Object details

Categories
Ceramics
Porcelain
Object type
Plate
TitleHeartsease (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain with transfer printed decoration
Porcelain
Transfer
Brief description
'Heartsease' plate of porcelain with transfer printed decoration designed by Edward Bawden, made by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, for the Orient Shipping Line, 1952.
Physical description
Plate of porcelain with transfer printed decoration.
Dimensions
  • Width: 24.1cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • A vase below which are 'WEDGWOOD / Bone China / W 4202' and all encircled by '* MADE IN ENGLAND FOR THE ORIENT LINE * DESIGNED BY EDWARD BAWDEN*'
  • '27'
  • 'rc.416' [incomplete]
Credit line
Given by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.
Object history
Transfer printed decoration 'Heartsease' is taken from a lithograph by Edward Bawden.
Collection
Ceramics Collection
Accession number
CIRC.416-1959

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Record createdOctober 23, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O170335/heartsease-plate-bawden-edward/
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