University of Reading | Archive and Museum Database

Object number
68/565
Creator
Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd. (Manufacturer)
Description
This is a plate with a design in blue, featuring swans and reeds with a water-lily in the foreground. It is enamel porcelain made at Old Hall Earthenware Co. Ltd., Hanley, Staffordshire
Physical description
1 soup plate: porcelain; poor condition- broken into 6 pieces, glued together
Archival history
MERL ‘Handwritten catalogue correction’ form – ‘PLATE // Domestic serving food // Design in blue- swan and reeds with water-lily in foreground. Marked Enamel porcelain- Swan O. H. C. (L). Broken in 6 pieces. One small piece missing.’
Production place
Hanley
Production date
1861-01-01
Object name
Plate
Material
Ceramic, porcelain, Glaze
Technique
Fired, Glazed
Associated subject
DOMESTIC AND FAMILY LIFE : serving, eating and drinking
External document
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_11587.tif - High resolution image