Plate
ca. 1815-1820 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The Spode factory developed its 'Stone China', a variety of tough earthenware, in 1813. It was one of a number of similar earthenwares made as substitutes for the cheap and robust grey-bodied Chinese porcelain tablewares, after the English East India Company ceased bulk importion of Chinese porcelain in 1791. It is very similar to C. & J. Mason's 'Ironstone China' patented in 1813, and 'Ironstone' is now widely used as the generic term for this type of pottery. This plate is an exact copy of a Chinese porcelain plate made for the European market around 1745-70. (For an example from the Chinese service copied see the entry for C.806A-1935).
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | 'Stone China' (ironstone) painted with enamels |
| Brief description | Plate of bone china painted with enamels, Spode Ceramic Works, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1815-1820. |
| Physical description | Plate of ironstone painted with enamels. In the middle is a basket of fruit and flowers. On the rim, separated by sprays of peony in white, are a shield of arms with a scrollwork border in gold and various colours, a butterfly and two narrow panels painted in black with a bird on a branch. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'SPODE / Stone China' (Written in red) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Herbert Allen |
| Object history | One of two plates with C.806A-1935. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | The Spode factory developed its 'Stone China', a variety of tough earthenware, in 1813. It was one of a number of similar earthenwares made as substitutes for the cheap and robust grey-bodied Chinese porcelain tablewares, after the English East India Company ceased bulk importion of Chinese porcelain in 1791. It is very similar to C. & J. Mason's 'Ironstone China' patented in 1813, and 'Ironstone' is now widely used as the generic term for this type of pottery. This plate is an exact copy of a Chinese porcelain plate made for the European market around 1745-70. (For an example from the Chinese service copied see the entry for C.806A-1935). |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.806-1935 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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