The Sheep and the Crow
Plate
ca. 1775 (made)
ca. 1775 (made)
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Plate of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge and outlined in green. Printed with the 'The Sheep and the Crow' from Aesop's Fables, and has a square rococo border, and the print is represented as suspended from a knotted ribbon by festoons of husk-pattern painted in green. Detached sprays of flowers are printed on the rim.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Sheep and the Crow (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze and painted |
| Brief description | Plate 'The Sheep and the Crow' of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, Josiah Wedgwood and Sons Ltd., Etruria, printed by Sadler and Green, Liverpool, ca 1775. |
| Physical description | Plate of earthenware transfer-printed with red enamel over the glaze, with a wavy edge and outlined in green. Printed with the 'The Sheep and the Crow' from Aesop's Fables, and has a square rococo border, and the print is represented as suspended from a knotted ribbon by festoons of husk-pattern painted in green. Detached sprays of flowers are printed on the rim. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'WEDGWOOD' and a tool mark (Impressed) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Charlotte Schreiber |
| Object history | One of twelve plates 414:1135/A to L-1885 (Sch. II 401A to L). |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Aesop's Fables |
| Bibliographic reference | Towner, Donald. Creamware. London : Faber & Faber, 1978. 61 p., pl. 20a & p. 64. |
| Other number | Sch. II 401J - Schreiber number |
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| Accession number | 414:1135/J-1885 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2009 |
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