111/1996-3

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Side plate made from glazed hard-paste porcelain, decorated with a transfer-printed design of birds with cherry blossom and foliage on a turquoise ground, part of a tea service thought to date c.1880.

Object name

plate
side plate

Object number

111/1996-3

Production date

c.1880 (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

hard paste porcelain
glaze
gilding
paint

Technique

transfer printed
painted
gilded
glazed

Physical description

Side plate, part of Aesthetic porcelain tea service, decorated with transfer printed design in pink on a turquoise background of birds perching on a fruiting/flowering branch. The design painted in over glaze colours pink, brown, yellow, green, orange and red. With gilding.

Dimensions

Diameter: 18.2cm

Website keywords

Eating, drinking and smoking
serving food
tea, coffee and chocolate drinking