Bread Plate

Gallery 254, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

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Bread Plate

c. 1849

Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (English, 1812–1852) Made by Minton & Hollins, Stoke-on-Trent, England (1793–present)

This bread plate was made using a technique of inlaying different colored clays into the body of the form. Known as encaustic, this process was employed in the production of medieval tiles and revived in the nineteenth century.

Gallery 254, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

Object Details

Titles:

Bread Plate

Date:

c. 1849

Artists:

Designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (English, 1812–1852) Made by Minton & Hollins, Stoke-on-Trent, England (1793–present)

Medium:

Earthenware with encaustic (clay inlay) decoration

Dimensions:

Diameter: 13 inches (33 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds contributed in memory of Sophie E. Pennebaker and with the Elizabeth Wandell Smith Fund, 1993

Accession Number:

1993-14-1

Geography:

Made in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, Europe

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Gallery 254, European Art 1850-1900, second floor

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