IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 227180 accession number: C.5-2019 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Tuesday 28 May 2019 updated: Friday 13 December 2019 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: White earthenware, moulded, transfer-printed underglaze in blue, and gilt. The lower part has deep curved sides and a sligthtly everted shape edge, and stands on a footring. On opposing sides it has an applied spout, the one on the left open to take the hot water, and the other covered by a moulded leaf. Both spouts are enclosed by cusped D-shaped handles. The plate-shaped top has a shaped and knurled rim, a concave border, and shallow well. The decoration of the top comprises a central bouquet of mixed flowers including roses and primulas, known as 'Blue Rose' surrounded by a 'Union' floral border incorporating roses, thistles, and shamrocks, enclosed by a shaped gold line. Each side of the exterior of the lower part is printed with an analogous large floral bouquet, and a smaller floral motif. The handles are covered with a lattice pattern embellished with gold lines, and the leaf cover on one side has a gold edge and central vein. The base is printed underglaze in blue with ‘H M 6.th Regt//Foot’. object type: White earthenware transfer-printed underglaze in blue and gilt. Decorated with a central ‘Blue Rose’ motif surrounded by a‘Union’ floral border, and gold band. Printed inscription on the base, ‘H M 6.th Regt//Foot’. title: warming plate NOTES ----- type: history note value: Margaret Hewat, Bassingbourn, from whom purchased on 19 October 1994 by the donor LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: Given by Mrs Margaret Cook STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/227180 SUBJECTS ------------------- rose thistle shamrock rose thistle shamrock TECHNIQUES ---------- white earthenware, moulded, transfer-printed in blue, lead-glazed, and gilded moulding TECHNIQUES ---------- lead-glazing CATEGORIES ------ category: lead-glazed earthenware category: transfer-printed ware DATING ------ creation date: 1825 - 1832 creation date earliest: 1825 creation date latest: 1832 culture: 19th Century, second quarter# CREATORS -------- maker: Spode DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Diameter units: cm value: 25 dimension: Height units: cm value: 6 dimension: Width units: cm value: 28.6 CITATIONS -------- Keeping it Hot. The Story of a Collection of Hot Water Warming Plates Spode & Copeland Marks and other Relevant Intelligence Spode Printed Ware ---