Plate
The plate has a circular shape with a plain rim pinched at regular intervals. It is complete. The rim is thick and slightly domed. The rim slopes slightly inwards, with a small bulge at its junction with the wall; the wall is curved and the base is slightly domed. On the reverse, the plate rests on a milled foot; the bottom is recessed and flat. There is a blue-printed mark below the bottom, consisting of two elements: a royal crown surmounting a rectangular banner bearing the words PATENT IRONSTONE CHINA in two registers; the decoration is applied by transfer printing; it is blue in color and features a motif of blue pheasants. The printed decoration can be seen on the marli, on the inner wall and on the inner background. The decoration on the border consists of two different elements. Near the rim, a narrow band with two lines at the top and three rows of small cells with blue cores; at the base, a wide, dark-blue line ending in a grecque. This band is interrupted by two different motifs repeated in alternation. One motif, closed by two scrolls, features a dark blue background and, in reserve, a half-flower bordered by two budding branches. The other is a dark-blue rectangle with two leaves in reserve. It supports a poly-lobed medallion bordered by stylized leaves covered with a scale motif; this medallion is adorned with a flower flanked by two dark-blue, mirrored bud branches. Between these medallions are foliage and flowers. The decoration on the wall, which occupies the upper half of the mantel and extends that of the marli, is composed of various alternating motifs: one consists of a flower flanked by scrolled branches in dark blue bordering a background of rows of small spirals, and the other of a motif with two scrolls in dark blue between two branches of stylized acanthus leaves. The background features a plant scene composed of several different flowers and trimmed with leafy branches, through which two birds face each other on two different levels. The decor is clearly rendered. The junction of the border frieze is visible.
- Accession Number 2018.10.161
- Fabricant / Éditeur Mason
- Date 1820 c
- Materials ceramics, Mason-type fine vitrified clay
- Measurements 2 x 20,2 cm
- Accession Number 2018.10.161
- Fabricant / Éditeur Mason
- Date 1820 c
- Materials ceramics, Mason-type fine vitrified clay
- Measurements 2 x 20,2 cm
© Collection Pointe-à-Callière, Paul-Gaston L'Anglais fonds,2018.010.0161
Photo by René Bouchard
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