Plate: C.17-2013

Maker(s)

Factory: Copeland
Painter: Arrowsmith, John

Entities

• Plate

Categories

• Bone china

Description

Bone china, pressed, painted in shades of green, yellow, pink, dark pink, and orange-red with roses and foliage reserved in a gold ground

Bone china, pressed, glazed, and painted in shades of green, yellow, pink, dark pink, and orange-red, reserved in a gold ground. The circular plate has a shaped edge bordered by five raised motifs comprising two flowerheads flanked by smaller flowers and foliated scrolls linked to each other by beading. The sloping rim is slightly concave and the well has deep curved sides, and stands on a footring. The well is painted with an arrangement of yellow, orange, pink and dark pink roses, buds, and foliage, reserved in a gold ground. The shoulder is encircled by a band of tiny gold beads flanked by reserved bands with gold beading. At regular intervals round the rim there are two motifs comprising a large rose with a bud and foliage and three comprising pairs of roses with a bud and foliage, reserved in a gold ground scattered wth groups of three raised dots (possibly etched). The raised flowers, scrolls and beading on the border are coloured green and gold. The footring is encircled by a gold band.

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, day 2, first part of lot 282

Legal notes

Purchased with the L.D. Cunliffe Fund

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-20th Century, Early#
Victoria I
Edward VII
Circa 1895 CE - 1905 CE

Note

The decorator, John Arrowsmith worked at Copelands between the 1880s and 1930s. In the early part of his career he painted flowers and figures, and later made a speciality of bird-painting.

This ornately decorated plate was made for the American market, and bears the retailer's mark of Burley and Co. of Chicago.