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PLATE; BLUE CASTLE
Subcollections
Overview
Blue and white plate with six scallops around the circumference.
Featuring Windsor castle and three boats on a river depicted in the centre, with floral detail to scallops.
Details
Details
Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.635
Item type
Objects
Plates
Themes
Material
Ceramics
Width
20 mm
Height or length
230 mm
Inscriptions and markings
On back; Johnson Bros, England. Old Britain Castles, Windsor in 1793.
Contextual information
Johnson Brothers produced numerous transferware patterns for its plates, platters and pitchers. One favourite were the Old Britain Castles series from the late 1920s which were engraved by an artist identified only as Miss Fennel, the daughter of a master engraver.
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/china-and-dinnerware/johnson-brothers
Primary significance criteria
Historic significance
Last modified
Thursday, 27 January, 2022
