Flat dish
Pottery: William De Morgan & Co.
Tin-glazed earthenware tile; slip-coated and decorated underglaze.
Flat dish or plate decorated in deep blue, turquoise, mulberry and green in variants of De Morgan’s carnation designs. At the centre a turquoise flower with green leaved on a cream ground, within a circle. Around this the surface divided into 10 segments, each with a flower on green leaved stem, white flower with blue centre on turquoise ground alternating with turquoise flower with mulberry centre on deep blue ground. Reverse decorated with four concentric bands, alternating deep blue and turquoise, on cram ground. Glazed both sides, slightly raised foot-rim.
History note: Lent by Rita Smythe
Bequeathed by Ian and Rita Smythe, 2023
Diameter: 20.7 cm
Height: 3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2023) by Smythe, Ian and Rita
19th Century, Late#
Victoria I
Circa
1888
CE
-
1898
CE
Fred Passenger joined as a decorator, in 1879, two years after his brother Charles. With Frank Iles (kiln-master from c. 1873), they became De Morgan’s partners in 1889. When De Morgan closed his pottery in 1907, the three set up their own business in Brompton Road where, by agreement, they continued to use De Morgan’s designs until closing in 1911.
William Frend De Morgan (1839-1917), now widely regarded as the most important ceramicist of the Arts & Crafts movement, originally made his 'BBB' carnation design while at Chelsea (1872-91), for the Norwich firm Barnard, Bishop and Barnard, which made cast iron fire surrounds. It became one of the most popular designs. This dish, painted by Fred Passenger, was painted when the firm was based at SandsEnd, Fulham (1888-97) .
Decoration composed of pigments
Moulding : Moulded earthenware, slip-coated and decorated under tin glaze,
Accession number: C.54-2023
Primary reference Number: 238717
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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