Dessert plate
Plate
ca. 1770 (made)
ca. 1770 (made)
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The moulded and painted decoration here are very similar to these features on the 'Husk Service', which Wedgwood supplied to Catherine the Great in 1770. Many pieces of this service were made in moulds cast from carved wooden models by John Coward, a designer/modeller employed by Wedgwood in the years around 1770.
Object details
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Title | Dessert plate |
Materials and techniques | Creamware ('Queen's ware'), pressed and turned over a mould, painted in purple enamel |
Brief description | Dessert plate, creamware painted in purple enamel with flowers, Wedgwood's factory, ca. 1770 |
Physical description | Circular, with fluted border and irregular rim, painted in purple with a scattered flowers |
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Object history | Bought in 1853 from a Mr Forrest |
Production | The moulded and painted decoration are very similar to those of the 'Husk Service', which Wedgwood supplied to Catherine the Great in 1770, many pieces of which were made in moulds cast from wooden models carved by John Coward. |
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Summary | The moulded and painted decoration here are very similar to these features on the 'Husk Service', which Wedgwood supplied to Catherine the Great in 1770. Many pieces of this service were made in moulds cast from carved wooden models by John Coward, a designer/modeller employed by Wedgwood in the years around 1770. |
Bibliographic reference | Oakey, David. Celebratory Ceramics: A Royal History. English Ceramics Circle Transactions, 2012, Volume 23, pp.193-212. Illustrated fig. 3, 195p. |
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Accession number | 968-1853 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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