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Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)

Set of serving dishes c.1780

Creamware | 4.4 x 30.1 x 22.2 cm (whole object) | RCIN 39882

Oval serving dish (part of a creamware service)

Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)

Oval serving dish (part of a creamware service) c.1780

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Description

A set of three oval creamware serving dishes with a broad scalloped border edged in brown and painted with pink and gilt foliate trail; Prince of Wales' feathers and coronet within central floral wreath.

Catalogue entry adapted from George III & Queen Charlotte: Patronage, Collecting and Court Taste, London, 2004

Provenance

Part of a serving service, commissioned by or for George IV when Prince of Wales.
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Josiah Wedgwood (& Sons) : Etruria (c. 1759-1940)
(ceramic manufacturer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page George IV, King of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Creamware

creamware, ceramics

painted, gilded

Measurements

4.4 x 30.1 x 22.2 cm (whole object)
Groupings
Category
Ceramics
Object type(s)
containers
culinary containers
vessels for serving or eating
dishes
serving dishes
Subject(s)
Arts, Recreation, Entertainment & Sport
Decorative techniques & surface decoration
Floral decorations
Wreaths
Wreaths-Floral
Places

Place of Production

Etruria [Stoke-on-Trent]

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