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Soup plate

Collection Type

  • Decorative arts

Date

1844-1859

GUSN

GUSN-30814

Description

Earthenware plate with "flow blue" transfer-printed "Bamboo" pattern. Three large floral sprays on rim and central scene of bamboo and flowers sprouting from lilypad-strewn pond.

Details

Descriptive Terms

soup plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
floral patterns
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Soup
Spray
Bamboo
Flower
Pond
Plate, Soup

Inscription

"BAMBOO / KAOLIN WARE / RD" (printed)

Pattern

Bamboo

Maker

Thomas Dimmock & Co. (Maker)

Location of Origin

Hanley, England, Staffordshire

Dimensions

10 3/4 (diameter) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Jeannie Lea Southwick

Accession Number

1926.62

Places

Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)

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