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Object name(s):
Plate
Brief description:
Round plate made of glazed bone china with a silhouetted depiction of St Paul's Cathedral, transfer printed, white plate with grey and black design with gold edging
Collection:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Associated concept:
V&A Wedgwood Collection
Credit line:
V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal.
Current reproduction location:
https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2023NN7554/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg
Location type:
Thumbnail
Dimension:
Diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
153
Inscription content:
Outlines of Grandeur / DESIGNED BY / Laurence Whistler / MADE IN ENGLAND BY / WEDGWOOD / OF BARLASTON' (Printed in black)
Material:
bone china
Object name:
Plate
Object number:
WE.10548-2014
Object production date:
20th century
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1900-01-01
Date - latest:
1999-12-31
Object production organisation:
Josiah Wedgwood and Sons
Organisation's association:
manufacturers
Object production person:
Laurence Whistler
Person's association:
designer
Object production place:
Barlaston
Other number:
15670
Other number type:
Wedgwood Museum Accession number
Physical description:
Round plate made of glazed bone china with a silhouetted depiction of St Paul's Cathedral, transfer printed, white plate with grey and black design with gold edging
Reproduction number:
2023NN7554
Responsible department/section:
WED
Technique:
transfer printing
Technique:
gilding
Technique:
bone china with transfer-printed decoration
Text reason:
Collections online record
Text:
Laurence Whistler was a renowned artist, engraver on glass, poet and author and the younger brother of Rex Whistler. In 1955-56, Whistler designed for Wedgwood a series called ‘Outlines of Grandeur’, which represents famous architecture characteristic of six distinctive periods of British history. The sites pictured include Stonehenge, Tintern Abbey, Holyroodhouse, St Paul's Cathedral, New Delhi and the Clifton Suspension Bridge.
Text reason:
Summary description

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e80846ef-8d3a-3353-8bdf-6138f3987ade

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e80846ef-8d3a-3353-8bdf-6138f3987ade, Victoria and Albert Museum, CC BY-NC

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