Doulton Burslem Spanish Ware painted plate

Description

Doulton Burslem Spanish Ware painted plate. Item 0891.

This porcelain plate from Doulton Burslem is from Doulton’s “Spanish Ware” range with hand painted leaves outlined in gold on a pink ground with a painted background. This type of ware was developed by John Slater and, although it was considered a new and unusual decoration for the time, it remained popular from the early 1880’s into the early 1900’s. This pattern is 1302. “Spanish Ware” has been described by Desmond Eyles in his book “The Doulton Burslem Wares”as “featuring exceedingly fine raised gold outline traceries of flowers, leaves, arabesques and other motifs, combined with on-glaze enamel painting and raised paste, often on a vellum or ivory ground”. This plate measures 228 mm (9 inches) in diameter and stands 20 mm (.75 of an inch) high. It is in very good condition, with only some very minor rubbing of the gilding to the rim. Part of the footrim is missing and it appears that this style of plate was pressed out and then the footrim was added later- it has not affected the plate at all.  It dates from the period 1884-90.