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Plate: C.13-2013

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Factory: Copeland
Decorator: Potts, B.

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Description

Bone china, decorated in Kashmir style with polychrome enamels and gilding

Bone china, pressed, glazed, painted in dark blue, royal blue, pale blue, green, puce-pink and red enamels, and gilt. Circular with a wide almost flat rim, very shallow curved sides and flat central area, standing on a footring. The decoration is in the 'Kashmir' style. A central multicoloured six-lobed medallion is surrounded by a white zone scattered with tiny gold floral sprays edged by a gold band and a pink band overlaid by a gold garland. On the sides there are pink and blue flowers on a gold ground with a pink band overlaid by a gold garland above them. The rim is decorated with interlacing red and black bands decorated with gold flowers which form compartments, alternately filled by a pair of paisley motifs on a white ground and a floral motif on a lappet on a green ground. The spaces round the edge have a blue ground decorated with small star-like flower heads and foliage. A thick gold band encircles the edge.

Notes

History note: Ronald Spencer Copeland (1918-2002); by descent to William Copeland (b. 1966); sold Bonham’s 23-24 July, 2013, The Contents of Trelissick House including the Copeland China China Collection, Feock, nr Truro, Cornwall, second day, first part of lot 674

Legal notes

Purchased with the L.D. Cunliffe Fund

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 25.8 cm
Height: 2 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Stoke-on-Trent ⪼ Staffordshire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (2013-10-14) by Bonhams

Dating

19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Production date: dated AD 1879

School or Style

Kashmir

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( dark blue, royal blue, pale blue, green, puce-pink and red) gold

Materials used in production

Glaze
Bone china

Techniques used in production

Pressing : Bone china, pressed, glazed, and painted in dark blue, royal blue, pale blue, green, puce-pink and red enamels, and gilt
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Copeland
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Printed in green
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: B.POTTS/1879/AGED 74
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in black enamel
  • Type: Signature

Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label with scalloped edge

  • Text: R.S.C./104
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in blue ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: RSC/104
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in blue
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.13-2013
Primary reference Number: 197416
Old object number: RSC 104
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 22 October 2013 Updated: Thursday 22 October 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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