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Plate, Dinner

Object Name:
Plate, Dinner
Object ID:
1942.001.01.13
Creator:
Ridgway, John
Place of Origin:
Hanley, Staffordshire, England
Date:
1830-1841
Description:
Dinner plate. Whiteware, earthenware. Queen's pattern, scalloped rim. Foot ring present. Decoration done in brown transfer print and handpainted polychrome. Decorative motif includes pink blossoms with brown, green and blue leaves and a red "V". This motif is in center of plate and is repeated in six places on shoulder. Rim decoration is a zigzag pattern between the rim flowers. Maker's marks on bottom of plate depicts a lion and unicorn with an oval, crowned belt between them and a ribbon beneath them. On belt is written in upper case ;letters: "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE". On ribbon is written in upper case letters: "DIEU ET MON DROIT". Beneath ribbon are maker's initials in upper case letters - J.R. - and pattern name in upper case letters: "GROSVENOR". Additional marks on bottom include number "6050" in red, number "5" in red, incised number "4", incised letter "X", and a tape label with donor information.
Material:
Ceramic
Earthenware
Dimensions:
H-1.3 Dia-10.15 inches
Provenance:
From the ceramics collection of Margaret H. Jewell.
Credit Line:
Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
Subjects:
Lions, Unicorns, Crowns
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