plate, armorial
manufacturer: Copeland & Co (English, estab. 1847, closed 1970)
19th century
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Description
plate, Armorial with a reticulated edge, intricately decorated in raised gilding. The centre bearing the Prince of Wales crest finely hand-painted in the centre with the motto "Ich Dien" alongside the City of London arms with motto "Domine Dirige Nos". Being one of sixty Copeland armorial plates that were made when the Freedom of the City of London was bestowed on Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, on 8 June 1863, shortly after his marriage to Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Soon after the banquet, the plates were individually sold by auction to members of the London Corporation.
Maker and role
manufacturer: Copeland & Co (English, estab. 1847, closed 1970)
Production place
Stoke-on-Trent, England
Production date
19th century
Media description
porcelain, polychrome enamel decoration
Measurements
26 x dia 225 mm
weight 389 mm
weight 389 mm
Inscriptions
Bears the Copeland factory mark to reverse.
The centre bearing the Prince of Wales crest finely hand-painted in the centre with the motto "Ich Dien" alongside the City of London arms with motto "Domine Dirige Nos".
The centre bearing the Prince of Wales crest finely hand-painted in the centre with the motto "Ich Dien" alongside the City of London arms with motto "Domine Dirige Nos".
Credit line
purchased with funds provided by the Alwynne Jona OAM Porcelain Bequest, 2020
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
A1465
TJC reference number
5673
