Plate
Dateca. 1790
Maker
Wedgwood
Est. 1759
OriginEngland, Staffordshire
MediumLead-glazed earthenware (cream-colored earthenware / creamware)
Dimensions9 1/2"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1973-347
DescriptionA rare creamware plate of royal shape with transfer printed decoration; made for the German market. The cavetto depicts a central scene of an Imperial German Navy frigate flying the German Imperial Standard with the double-headed Hapsburg eagle. Below the ship are the initials LCBCC. The rim is decorated with five flowering sprigs and the initials FMDCB.Label TextA rare creamware plate of royal shape with transfer printed decoration; made for the German market. The cavetto depicts a central scene of an Imperial German Navy frigate flying the German Imperial Standard with the double-headed Hapsburg eagle. Below the ship are the initials LCBCC. The rim is decorated with five flowering sprigs and the initials FMDCB.Mark(s)Faintly impressed "WEDGWOOD"ProvenancePurchased from Mrs. Harry Buten, Buten Museum of Wedgwood, Merion, Pennsylvania.
ca. 1740
1603 (dated)
