Dalhousii
Spode-Copeland
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1950 - circa 1970
Materials
ceramic
Place of origin
Staffordshire
Collection
Trelissick, Cornwall
NT 1296260.1.3
Caption
Ronald Copeland sent specimens from the gardens at Trelissick to the Spode manufactory, where Harold Holdway prepared the illustrations used on these wares. Six rhododendons were initially chosen, Batemonii, Gwylt King, Augustinii, Fortunei, Dalhousii and Hodgsonii. Examples were presented to H.M. Queen Elizabeth II on her visit to Trelissick in 2002.
Summary
One of a set of six large plates with hand coloured etching from the Trelissick Rhododendrons ceramic collection; entitled Dalhousii after the ivory Rhododendron pictured. Part of the later set of six.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from William Copeland via Bonhams at 'The Contents of Trelissick House including The Copeland China Collection' sale, Feock, near Truro, Cornwall, 23-24th July 2013, lot 733.
Credit line
Trelissick House, The Copeland Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Reverse, centre: Red 'Spode' mark with 'Fine Bone China / ENGLAND' below in black ink. Reverse, top: 'Dalhousii''
Makers and roles
Spode-Copeland, manufacturer