Plate from a Dessert Service
Factory: Spode
Bone china, decorated with moulded reliefs reserved in a pale blue ground, painting in polychrome enamels, and gilding.
Bone china, press-moulded with reliefs reserved in a pale blue ground, painting in polychrome enamels, and gilding. Circular with an alternately long and short arcs round the edge, slightly concave rim, and shallow curved well, standing on a footring.In the centre there is a stem of pink flowers and a purple and yellow auricular and leaf. The rim has a pale blue ground alternating with three polychrome enamel sprays: a purple and white crocus, a yellow flower, and purple vetch. A narrow gold band runs round the inner edge and a broader gold band runs round the outer edge. ‘SPODE/2004’ is painted on the base in red enamel.
History note: Ronald Spencer Copeland (1918-2002); by descent to William Copeland (b. 1966); sold Bonham’s 23-24 July, 2013, The Contents of Trelissick House including the Copeland China China Collection, Feock, Trelissick, Cornwall, day 2, part of lot 491
Purchased with the Applied Arts Duplicates Fund and the L.D. Cunliffe Fund
Diameter: 21.8 cm
Height: 2 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (2013-10-14) by Bonhams
19th Century, Early#
George IV
Circa
1820
CE
-
1825
CE
This design was introduced in 1813 or 1814 and remained popular for many years. The Trelissick service was dated to c. 1825 when sold by Bonham's in 2013
Decoration composed of ground colour ( pale blue) enamel gold
Pressing
: Bone china, press-moulded and decorated with pale blue ground colour, painting in polychrome enamels, and gilding
Glazing
Accession number: C.9.20-2013
Primary reference Number: 197555
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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