plate
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862); decorated by: John Pennington (English, b.circa 1765, d.1842);
circa 1792
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Description
plate (from the 'Hope' service crafted for the Duke of Clarence (later King William IV))
painted en grisaille with a central cartouche of a figure allegorical of Hope at the water's edge, looking out to sea, an anchor at her side, the underglaze-blue borders gilt with paterae, stars and dots beneath shaped gilt rims.
painted en grisaille with a central cartouche of a figure allegorical of Hope at the water's edge, looking out to sea, an anchor at her side, the underglaze-blue borders gilt with paterae, stars and dots beneath shaped gilt rims.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Worcester porcelain factory (English, estab. circa 1751, closed 1862)
decorated by: John Pennington (English, b.circa 1765, d.1842)
decorated by: John Pennington (English, b.circa 1765, d.1842)
Production place
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Production date
circa 1792
Media description
porcelain, painted en grisaille, mercury gilding
Measurements
26 x diameter 249 mm
Inscriptions
On the back of the plate in underglaze blue is the crowned Flight mark with crescent
Credit line
Foundation Collection, 1989
Project credit line
This digital record has been made available on TJC Collection Online through a significant donation from the OPENING DOORS fund, the generous support of The Friends of The Johnston Collection, and Digitisation Champion Christine Bell
Accession number
A0416
TJC reference number
533