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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 139, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

Fingerplate

1838-1847 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fingerplate of porcelain. Oblong with gilt scrolls at either end. Painted with a bouquet in colours on a cream-coloured ground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels and gilt
Brief description
Fingerplate of porcelain, painted in enamels and gilt, Copeland & Garrett, Stoke-on-Trent, 1838-1847
Physical description
Fingerplate of porcelain. Oblong with gilt scrolls at either end. Painted with a bouquet in colours on a cream-coloured ground.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.4cm
  • Width: 7cm
Marks and inscriptions
'COPELAND AND GARRETT' under a crown, within a wreath of the rose, thistle and shamrock - factory mark in use from 1838-47 (Printed in green)
Credit line
Transferred from the Museum of Practical Geology, Jermyn Street
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
2702-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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