Plate
ca. 1830-35 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Plate of earthenware, the rim moulded in low relief with a vine stem with grapes and foliage, painted in purple and green; the middle is printed in purple with verses:
"In books, or works, or healthy play,
Let my first years be past.
That I may give for eve'ry day
Some good account at last."
"In books, or works, or healthy play,
Let my first years be past.
That I may give for eve'ry day
Some good account at last."
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware, moulded |
| Brief description | Plate, earthenware with vine leaf border and poem, Pountney & Allies, Bristol, about 1830-5 |
| Physical description | Plate of earthenware, the rim moulded in low relief with a vine stem with grapes and foliage, painted in purple and green; the middle is printed in purple with verses: "In books, or works, or healthy play, Let my first years be past. That I may give for eve'ry day Some good account at last." |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'POUNTNEY & ALLIES' in crescent shape above a cross (impressed to base) |
| Object history | Jermyn Street Collection |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 3149-1901 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2009 |
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