Plate
- Object Name:
- Plate
- Object ID:
- 1942.005.10.07
- Creator:
- Ridgway, John
Ceramicist - Place of Origin:
- Hanley, Staffordshire, England
- Date:
- 1830-1841
- Description:
- Tea plate. Pearlware. Circular plate with scalloped rim. Base ring present. Obverse decorated with a combination of brown underglaze transfer print and handpainted over and underglaze blue, orange, green, pink, and gold in a floral motif. Central design includes a cluster of flowers surrounded with leaves, buds, and scrolls and "V"-shaped geometrics. This cluster is repeated on rim. Orange band around rim with transfer print tiny flowers and leaves as well as six clusters of small flowers and scrolls. Maker's marks on reverse include brown underglaze transfer print with a lion, crowned shield, and unicorn. Text in shield reads: "HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE". Beneath animals is a ribbon with the text: "DIEU ET / MON DROIT / J. R." Pattern title underneath reads: "GROSVENOR". Two handpainted marks in red: One is number "6050"; other is letter "P".
- Material:
- Ceramic
Earthenware - Dimensions:
- H-1.1 Dia-8.9 inches
- Provenance:
- From the ceramics collection of Margaret H. Jewell.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret H. Jewell
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