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The Great Lafayette

Plate
ca. 1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate, glazed earthenware with embossed decoration; circular plate with lobed edge, rim with embossed decoration of laurel garlands, base inscribed with signature 'The Great Lafayette'.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Great Lafayette (Generic title)
Materials and techniques
Queen's ware
Brief description
Plate signed by 'The Great Lafayette', Queen's ware, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1909
Physical description
Plate, glazed earthenware with embossed decoration; circular plate with lobed edge, rim with embossed decoration of laurel garlands, base inscribed with signature 'The Great Lafayette'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20mm
  • Diameter: 270mm
Marks and inscriptions
3RL' / 'WEDGWOOD' (impressed on base), 'The Great Lafayette' (inscribed signature on base)
Credit line
V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal.
Object history
Found on works.
Subject depicted
Other number
4352 - Wedgwood Museum Accession number
Collection
Accession number
WE.9500-2014

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Record createdOctober 19, 2023
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