Dessert Plate
1879 (designed)
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Object Type
This plate in a fashionable style was designed to appeal to a customer with an interest in the latest taste for collecting genuine Japanese and Japanese-style artefacts.
Design & Designing
The design of this plate combines a transfer-printed pattern on a moulded ground. The print is of fans with Japanese views, and the ground, modelled in relief, is of sparrows in prunus blossom. Both motifs are especially typical of British adaptations of the Japanese style. Its specially moulded shape indicates that its maker, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, was committed to ensuring that the plate was a commercial success. This is because moulds for new shapes are always a significant investment in the ceramic industry.
People
Wedgwood established a design studio under Thomas Allen (1831-1915) about 1879 and engaged a number of new, young designers. Several of these artists had received part of their training at the Government School of Design. They included H.J. Kane, who is thought have designed this plate.
This plate in a fashionable style was designed to appeal to a customer with an interest in the latest taste for collecting genuine Japanese and Japanese-style artefacts.
Design & Designing
The design of this plate combines a transfer-printed pattern on a moulded ground. The print is of fans with Japanese views, and the ground, modelled in relief, is of sparrows in prunus blossom. Both motifs are especially typical of British adaptations of the Japanese style. Its specially moulded shape indicates that its maker, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, was committed to ensuring that the plate was a commercial success. This is because moulds for new shapes are always a significant investment in the ceramic industry.
People
Wedgwood established a design studio under Thomas Allen (1831-1915) about 1879 and engaged a number of new, young designers. Several of these artists had received part of their training at the Government School of Design. They included H.J. Kane, who is thought have designed this plate.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lead-glazed earthenware, with moulded and transfer-printed decoration |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Marked with a design registration number. Design registered in April 1879 |
| Gallery label | British Galleries:
A dessert plate was placed before each guest, under an ice plate, if ices were to be served. The design on this plate, with its asymmetrical layout and the choice of a motif such as the fan, reflects the fashionable interest in Japanese design.(27/03/2003) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Elizabeth Aslin |
| Object history | Manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, Etruria, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire; possibly designed by H J Kane |
| Production | Design registered in 1879 |
| Summary | Object Type This plate in a fashionable style was designed to appeal to a customer with an interest in the latest taste for collecting genuine Japanese and Japanese-style artefacts. Design & Designing The design of this plate combines a transfer-printed pattern on a moulded ground. The print is of fans with Japanese views, and the ground, modelled in relief, is of sparrows in prunus blossom. Both motifs are especially typical of British adaptations of the Japanese style. Its specially moulded shape indicates that its maker, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, was committed to ensuring that the plate was a commercial success. This is because moulds for new shapes are always a significant investment in the ceramic industry. People Wedgwood established a design studio under Thomas Allen (1831-1915) about 1879 and engaged a number of new, young designers. Several of these artists had received part of their training at the Government School of Design. They included H.J. Kane, who is thought have designed this plate. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.64-1961 |
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| Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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