French Plate
Summary
Plate with white ground, richly decorated with bands of underglaze blue (Mazarine) and raised, tooled gilding. These include an outside band of a simple gilt geometric fret; a thicker blue band with gilt horse chestnut leaves; a band of short vertical lines; a thinner band of blue with gilt leaves and dots; and further gilt decoration. The centre of the plate shows a blue circle overlaid with gilded dots and radiating flower motifs.
Object Name
French Plate
Creators Name
Date Created
1881
Dimensions
object:
accession number
1884.22
Collection Group
Place of creation
Stoke-on-Trent
Medium
Credit
Purchased
