On loan
  • On short term loan out for exhibition

Plate

1811-1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Plate of bone china painted with enamels and gilded. In the middle are the arms of 'Christophe, King of Hayte' (Haiti, reigned 1811-1820), whose name is written in mauve on the back. The rim has a lobed edge and is decorated with sprays of flowers in four panels reserved on a band filled in with close gilt foliage and red flowers. The arms consist of a shield charged with a phoenix, surmounted by royal crown.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bone china painted with enamels and gilded
Brief description
Plate of bone china painted with enamels and gilded, Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, 1811-1820.
Physical description
Plate of bone china painted with enamels and gilded. In the middle are the arms of 'Christophe, King of Hayte' (Haiti, reigned 1811-1820), whose name is written in mauve on the back. The rim has a lobed edge and is decorated with sprays of flowers in four panels reserved on a band filled in with close gilt foliage and red flowers. The arms consist of a shield charged with a phoenix, surmounted by royal crown.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 27.8cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'SPODE'

    Note
    In mauve

  • 'Christophe, King of Hayte'

    Note
    Written in mauve on the back

Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2619-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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