- 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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