Soup plate
Bishop and Stonier Ltd.
Category
Ceramics
Date
1891 - 1933
Materials
porcelain, gilt
Measurements
260 mm (W)
Place of origin
Hanley
Collection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180547.5.18
Summary
Soup plate, one of 18 soup plates, from a large dinner service - Bishop & Stonier (Bisto). The whole service is part Copeland (supplied by T.Goode and Co) part Bishop & Stonier (Bisto), England (supplied by Mortlocks Ltd, Orchard St. London). All have a border of black, linear, greek key design on gilt ground. The plates are in varying states, ranging from complete and in good condition to broken, crazed, stained, cracked and even broken into several pieces in some cases.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust with funding from The National Heritage Memorial Fund from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and Powis Estate Trustees in August 1999.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of bowl: [Caduceus] / BISTO / ENGLAND Back of bowl: [Within wreath] Mortlock's Ltd / 31 & 32 Orchard St. / London W. / [Below wreath] AD 1746 Back of bowl: 3 / 26 / [Burning torch] Back of bowl: c / 1630
Makers and roles
Bishop and Stonier Ltd., potter