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"Western Star"

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Scalloped-edge plate with blue transfer-printed decoration. Central abstract flower motif with elaborate decorative surround. Border of scrolling bands with geometric motifs, between which are alternating Japaness flower motifs and neoclassical-like motifs with large acanthus leaf.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Manufacturer
William Ridgway & Co., Staffordshire, England, 1830 - 1848
Date
mid-19th century
Credit Line
Gift of Paul F. Walter
Medium
Earthenware, transfer-printed decoration
Dimensions
2.5 h. x 24 diameter cm (1 x 9 7/16 in. )
Type
ceramics
Decorative Arts
Object Name
Plate
Type
Plate
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