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Melbourne Plate
This is a plate. It was manufactured by Gildea & Walker. It is dated ca. 1881-1885 and we acquired it in 1999. Its medium is glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
These ceramic objects are examples of the types of aesthetically sophisticated wares available to those with a modest income. All feature elements of Japanese design vocabulary: cranes, flowering branches, fans, mountainous landscapes, arabesque patterns, medallions, cross-hatched decoration, waves, an asymmetrical arrangement, and more.
This object was
donated by
Brooklyn Museum.
It is credited Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.
- Kioto Platter, ca. 1879–81
- glazed earthenware.
- Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.
- 1999-42-9
- Rangoon Plate, ca. 1878–85
- glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration.
- Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection.
- 1999-42-3
- Katagami, Plant Vignettes, late 19th–early 20th century
- cut mulberry paper treated with persimmon tannin and silk thread.
- Museum purchase through gift of Norvin Hewitt Green.
- 1946-104-9
Its dimensions are
H x diam.: 1.5 x 20.9 cm (9/16 x 8 1/4 in.)
It has the following markings
On base: round stamp "MELBOURNE" / kneeling figure holding a vase / "1790 / G. & W. / LATE MAYERS"; rhomboid stamp: "IV / 27 / 9 Rd E / R"; "16"; impressed: "B / B [illegible]"
Cite this object as
Melbourne Plate; Manufactured by Gildea & Walker; England; glazed earthenware with transfer-printed decoration; H x diam.: 1.5 x 20.9 cm (9/16 x 8 1/4 in.); Gift of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Paul F. Walter Collection; 1999-42-10
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Passion for the Exotic: Japonism.
