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Plate (Fable plate)
The Lion and the Rat
Minton factory, John Moyr Smith
1873-1880
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
Minton factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware
Museum Object Number
2021.0019.002.004
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Hyman Myers & Sandra Kittner Myers
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Object Number
2021.0019.002.004
Object Name
Plate (Fable plate)
Title
The Lion and the Rat
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
Minton factory (Maker); John Moyr Smith (Designer)
Place of Origin
Stoke-On-Trent; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1873-1880
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Impressed "MINTONS" plus square and illegible marks
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Fable
- Morality
- Literary scene
- Literature
- Aesop
- Aesop's Fable
Materials
- Earthenware
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
0.9 (H) x 8.6 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.286 (H) x 21.844 (Diam)
Measurement Notes
Measurements as per collector.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Electronic: Transferware Collectors Club. Transferware Collectors Club Database of Patterns & Sources. Transferware Collectors Club 03/13/2024 https://www.transferwarecollectorsclub.org/members/database
• Blue-printed square Minton tile portraying identical scene plus bowl in same pattern as Winterthur plate: Identified as "The Lion and the Rat" (Alternate Name: The Lion and the Mouse, Aesop's Fables, Pattern No. 1364, Fables), pattern no. 13440. Discusses the fable and its moral. One of 12 tiles in series. Mintons 1873-1950.Book: Stapleton, Annamarie. 2020 John Moyr Smith 1839-1912: A Victorian Designer.
• Book focused on John Moyr Smith designs