48/1995

Collection

Ceramics

Brief description

Glazed earthenware plate transfer-printed in blue with a central design of crowds at Crystal Palace, and three vignettes of buildings surrounded by scrolling leaves on the rim, manufactured by J. and M.P. Bell and Co., Glasgow c.1851.

Title

Crystal Palace

Object name

plate

Object number

48/1995

Production organisation

J. and M.P. Bell and Co (manufacturer)

Production date

c.1851 (manufactured)

Production place

Glasgow (manufactured)

Period

Victorian (1837-1901)

Material

earthenware
glaze

Technique

transfer printed
glazed

Physical description

Glazed earthenware transfer-printed dish in the Crystal Palace pattern. The central design depicts crowds gathering around the Crystal Palace, includes a horse drawn carriage and military men on horseback. There are three vignettes of buildings surrounded by scrolling leaves on the rim. It is marked on the reverse with the transfer-printed manufacturer's name and the pattern mark, a Britannia figure with "Crystal Palace" written above her head.

Dimensions

Diameter: 26.1cm

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