Description:
One of two English creamware plates transfer printed (bat method) in black enamel with the image of "An Opera Girl of Paris in the Character of Flora" in the center well, which was taken from an engraving by Charles Grignion (1716-1810) after a painting by Michel Vincent Brandoin (1733-1807), and published by the London print dealer and map seller Robert Sayer (1724-1794) in London, December 1, 1771. This plate, which is impressed "WEDGWOOD" with an impressed crescent, was transfer printed by the Liverpool firm of John Sadler and Guy Green who worked together until Sadler's retirement in 1770. Green continued alone, printing Wedgwood's creamware at least until Josiah's death in 1795 and possibly as late as 1799. The image depicts a young woman dressed in tartans and holding out a garland of roses in both hands as she stands in a wooded area. There is a piece of striped drapery hanging from the head-dress of flowers and feathers, which is worn over one shoulder, tied with tassels at her waist, and falling in heavy folds down her back. The scalloped-edged rim has a press-molded, feather edge border and six black transfer-printed floral sprays that frequently appear on Wedgwood's creamware bowls and borders of plates and dishes printed by Green. Also see the punch pot (HD 2007.2.1) and tile (HD 2009.2) with the same image of Flora. This plate was formerly in the collection of John B. Morris, Jr. (#1216), given to Deerfield Academy, and then purchased from Deerfield Academy in 1981.
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