Plate
Wedgwood
Category
Ceramics
Date
circa 1875 - circa 1950
Materials
Ceramic
Measurements
29 mm (Height); 175 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Barlaston
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 205622.3.6
Summary
Small plate, Wedgwood, Queen's Ware. Pale blue ceramic and embossed with white vine leaves and grapes. Part of a twenty-one piece 'Embossed Queen's Ware' tea-set. Marked on base, 'Made in England, WEDGWOOD EMBOSSED QUEEN'S WARE, OF ETRURIA & BARLASTON'. One of six small plates. The works at, Etruria, Staffordshire were opened by Josiah Wedgwood in 1769 and productive up to C.1946. Subsidence caused closure and production moved to, Barlaston.
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
On base: Wedgwood, of Etruria and Barleston, Made in England
Makers and roles
Wedgwood, ceramic manufacturer