Fish Plate
Datec.1805 - 1830
MediumStoneware with underglaze and overglaze polychrome ornament and gilding
Dimensions1 1/16 × 9 1/2 × 7 3/4 inches (2.7 × 24.1 × 19.7 cm)
MarkingsMaker's mark on the bottom: Spode / Stone China; in orange script: 2240 / 1
Credit LineBequest of Florence Hale Cantacuzene.
Object number1985.6.34.52
CopyrightThe images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextNineteenth-century English ceramics manufacturers copied Japanese designs on stoneware products for middle and lower-class consumers, as seen on this fish plate. It imitates a series of colors and subjects known as kakiemon.
Text written for 'Lingua Flora,' on view from June 21–September 8, 2024.
