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Factory: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons
White earthenware, transfer-printed underglaze in brown and painted in pink, green, brown, and maroon enamels. Circular with sloping rim, shallow well and flat base. Decorated with 'Brown Water Lily' pattern with 'Botanical' border and a maroon band on edge.
History note: Unknown before donor
Given by Miss Ellen Bicknell
Diameter: 24.6 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1985-06-03) by Bicknell, Ellen, Miss
19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Circa
1890
-
1900
This design was a revival of no. 495 in the first Pattern Book, described as 'Brown printed Water Lily which was introduced in 1806-07 and from 1811 in underglaze blue. It was revived, probably in the late 1890s.
Decoration composed of enamels ( pink, green, brown and maroon)
Moulding
: White earthenware, transfer-printed underglaze in brown and painted in pink, green, brown, and maroon enamels.
Lead-glazing
Accession number: C.27-1985
Primary reference Number: 11971
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Plate" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/11971 Accessed: 2024-12-22 12:36:47
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|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 12:36:47|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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