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Plate (Dinner plate)
William Ridgway & Company factory
1834-1856
Category
Ceramics
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Ridgway & Company factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Museum Object Number
1965.0046
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Miss Dorothy Greer
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Object Number
1965.0046
Object Name
Plate (Dinner plate)
Category
Ceramics
Creator (Role)
William Ridgway & Company factory (Maker)
Place of Origin
Hanley; Staffordshire; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
1834-1856
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Mark
Location: Underside
Inscription: Printed, under the glaze, in blue: Chinese landscape with pagoda; ribbon underneath containing the word "FORMOSA" and below the initials "W.R."
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Earthenware (white)
- Lead glaze
Techniques
- Molded
- Printed
Dimensions (inches)
1.125 (H) x 9.5 (Diam)
Dimensions (centimeters)
2.857 (H) x 24.13 (Diam)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Williams, Petra. 1971 Flow Blue China: An Aid to Identification.
• Similar plate: p. 26Article: Barker, David. 2023 "Blazing Saddles: kiln furniture and placing practices in the 19th- and early 20th-century Staffordshire potting industry. Transactions of the English Ceramic Circle. 33: 1-52.
• Somewhat similar flow blue plate discussed in terms of stilt marks and kiln placement: pp. 5-7, no. 7