Soup plate with floral pattern
Manufacturer
Minton
(English, founded 1793)
CultureEnglish
OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England
Datec.1800
MediumBone china, enamel, and gold.
DimensionsOverall: 4.5 x 23.9 cm (1 3/4 x 9 7/16 in.)
MarkingsPattern number 130 painted in puce enamel.
DescriptionSoup plate with floral pattern, with six lobes in the round rim and hand-painted in polychrome enamels with large pink flowers, and leaves in shades of green, brown and orange. There are also branches in brown all accented with gilding. There are small insects painted in puce, and three sprays of flowers on the underside of rim. It is heavily potted and semi-translucent. The glaze is not impermeable on underside and has darkened to pale yellowish-brown.
Credit LineGift of N. Robert Cumming
Object numberG91.3.16
Classifications
European CeramicsSub-classification
English PorcelainStatus
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1895-1900
Object number: G91.3.120
Artist / Maker: Minton
c.1890-1910
Object number: G91.3.122.1-2
