Plate: C.93-1918

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Factory: Thomas Flight's Factory

Entities

Plate

Categories

Soft-paste porcelain

Description

Soft-paste porcelain plate, painted onglaze in polychrome enamels, and gilt

Soft-paste porcelain plate, painted onglaze in red, green, blue, pink and brown enamels, and gilt. The circular plate has a scalloped out-turned rim of twelve lobes, and is supported on a low footring. It is painted in the centre with the crowned coat of arms of the Duke of Clarence, with the insignia of the Order of the Garter between sprays of oak and olive. The rim has the entwined ribbons of the Orders of Thistle and Garter, enclosing insignia, and sprays of thistle and rose.

Notes

History note: Unknon before donor

Legal notes

Given by Ralph Griffin, MA, FSA

Measurements and weight

Height: 3.0 cm
Width: 24.0 cm

Place(s) associated

Worcester ⪼ Worcestershire ⪼ England

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1918) by Griffin, Ralph, MA, FSA

Dating

18th Century, Late
George III
Circa 1789 CE - 1790 CE

Note

This plate formed part of dessert service commissioned from Flight's Worcester factory by William Henry, Duke of Clarence, the fourth son of George III. Prince William was already a Knight of the Garter, when in 1789 he was awarded the Order of the Thistle and was created Duke of Clarence and St Andrew.

Components of the work

Decoration composed of enamels ( red, green, blue, pink and brown) gold

Materials used in production

presumed lead Lead-glaze
Soft-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Glazing (coating) : Soft-paste porcelain, painted onglaze in red, green, blue, pink and brown enamels, and gilt

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: a crown

Type: Mark

Text: Flight
Method of creation: In script
Type: Mark

Inscription present: an open crescent underglaze in blue

Method of creation: Underglaze in blue
Type: Mark

References and bibliographic entries

The Illustrated Guide to Worcester Porcelain, 1751-1793
Catalogue of the Collection of English Porcelain in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Museum
Worcester Porcelain page(s): p. 146
Eighteenth Century English Porcelain page(s): pp. 273-4
A Taste of Elegance, Eighteenth Century English Porcelain from Private Collections in Ontario page(s): p. 63
Encyclopaedia of British Porcelain Manufacturers
British Ceramics page(s): p. 33
British and Continental Ceramics and Glass including Paperweights page(s): p. 18
The Ewers-Tyne Collection of Worcester Porcelain at Cheekwood page(s): 98-99
Celebratory Ceramics: A Royal History page(s): 193-212
Fine British Pottery, Porcelain and Glass

Identification numbers

Accession number: C.93-1918
Primary reference Number: 37269
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Cite this record

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:


            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Plate" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37269 Accessed: 2024-04-25 11:59:02

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:


            {{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/37269
            |title=Plate
            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-04-25 11:59:02|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-37269

Machine readable data

JSON Linked Art XML TXT QR code

More objects and works of art you might like

An image of Plate

Dish/plate

Accession Number: E.278.1900

An image of Small plate

Small plate

Accession Number: C.183B-1934

An image of Small plate

Small plate

Accession Number: C.183C-1934

An image of Plate

Plate

Accession Number: C.3-1969

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

Featured image for the project: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Art print

The Marriage of Heaven and Hell - Art print

£30.00

Featured image for the project: Behave Badly, 4 badge set

Behave Badly, 4 badge set

£2.50

Featured image for the project: Behave Badly Pin Badge

Behave Badly Pin Badge

£1.00

Featured image for the project: Behave Badly Pin Badge

Behave Badly Pin Badge

£1.00

You might be interested in this...

Featured image for the project: Catherine II, Empress of Russia

Catherine II, Empress of Russia

Featured image for the project: The Lyre

The Lyre

Featured image for the project: Apollo and Marsyas

Apollo and Marsyas

Featured image for the project: Daphne and Apollo

Daphne and Apollo

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...