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Dessert Plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1834-1859

GUSN

GUSN-306372

Description

Earthenware plate with green transfer-printed border and brown transfer-printed center scene. Border of scrolls on striped ground. Central scene of canal framed by arching trees with figures on left bank and large urn on right. Swans swim in the foreground, large building or temple and mountains in distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dessert plates
earthenware
transfer printing
landscapes (representations)
scrollwork
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dessert
Plate, Dessert

Inscription

"PEARL STONE WARE [on oval frame] / VENUS [in frame] / P.W. & Co [in banner]" (printed)

Pattern

Venus

Maker

Podmore, Walker & Co. (Maker)

Dimensions

1 (H), 7 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell

Accession Number

1958.160

Places

Tunstall (County of Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom)

Related Items

Title Salad plate Accession Number 1944.80

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