Relief-moulded and glazed plaque, c. 1885. Diameter: 273 millimetres. Described by the British Museum as follows: "A circular relief-moulded earthenware plaque covered with a blue/grey translucent glaze. The design of fish amongst sea-weeds. Signed on the front 'P. Mallet' [Pierre Mallet] and maker's mark on the reverse." © The Trustees of the British Museum. Asset number 1613675682. Image kindly released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence.
This is a stunning piece from the Burmantofts factory in Leeds, perfect in colour, with lively movement and a great sense of depth. The lines of the fish and the curves of the fronds of seaweed complement each other beautifully. — Jacqueline Banerjee
Bibliography
Plaque. British Museum. Web. 1 July 2024.
Created 1 July 2024