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Lozenge-shaped dish: C.9.14-2013

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

lozenge-shaped dish

Maker(s)

Factory: Spode

Entities

Categories

Description

Bone china, decorated with moulded reliefs reserved in a pale blue ground, painting in polychrome enamels, and gilding. Lozenge-shaped with shallow sloping sides and a flat base.The flat area inside is decorated with a Tulip and a Hyacinth edged by lozenge-shaped gold line. The sides have a raised white floral sprays reserved in a pale blue ground alternating with four polychrome enamel sprays on the angles: a purple parrot tulip, a white convolvulus, a yellow flower and small red flowers. A broad gold line runs round the edge. The base is painted in purple with ‘Tulip & Hyacinth/Spode,2004’

Notes

History note: Ronald S. Copeland (1918-2002); William Copeland (b. 1966); Bonham’s 23-24 July, 2013, The Contents of Trelissick House including the Copeland China China Collection, Feock, nr Truro, Cornwall, day 2, part of 491

Legal notes

Purchased with the Applied Arts Duplicates Fund and the L.D. Cunliffe Fund

Measurements and weight

Height: 2.2 cm
Length: 25.5 cm
Width: 16 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, Early#
George IV
Circa 1820 CE - 1825 CE

People, subjects and objects depicted

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamel ( blue, green, yellow, red, purple, brown and white) ground colour ( pale blue) gold

Materials used in production

Glaze
Bone china

Techniques used in production

Press-moulding : Bone china, press-moulded, glazed, decorated with pale blue ground colour, painting in polychrome enamels, and gilding
Glazing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Spode/2004
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in purple enamel
  • Type: Factory mark
  • Text: Tulip & Hyacinth
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Painted in purple enamel
  • Type: Inscription

Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: RSC in monogram/SPODE printed in black, S81 hand-written in red
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Printed in black and hand-written in red ink
  • Type: Label

Inscription present: circular white paper stick-on label

  • Text: S/81/N
  • Location: On base
  • Method of creation: Hand-written in blue biro
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.9.14-2013
Primary reference Number: 197536
Old object number: S 81N
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 10 December 2013 Updated: Friday 15 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 15 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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