"The Guest" plate

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Title	"The Guest" plate
Artist	John Moyr Smith ; Minton and Company
Date	1878
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Ceramics | Porcelain, gilt, enamel

Size:

1 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (2.86 x 24.13 cm) (each)

Creation Place:

Europe, England, London

Culture:

Europe, England

Style:

19th century

Inscriptions:

Inscription; Stamps 'The Guest****[Greek inscription]', in black, below rim at top of bowl; '[symbol and sideways 'S']/MINTONS', stamped into glaze on bottom; 'MINTONS [on a ribbon over a globe, topped with a crown]/ T.GOODE & CO [on a ribbon]/LONDON.', in pink, on bottom

Physical Description:

Rim decorated with gold and black with zigzags, circles enclosing geometric designs and foliage; multicolored interior decorated with man wearing flowing togalike garment with sets of 4 circles and black trim sitting on a stool gesturing with PR hand and

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Gift of funds from the Decorative Arts Council

Accession Number:

99.133.2.2

Artist:

John Smith, English, 1652-1742 or c.1654-1720 (Yale)

Role:

Designer

Nationality:

British

Life Dates:

English, 1652-1742 or c.1654-1720 (Yale)

Artist:

Minton and Company, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, est. 1793

Role:

Manufacturer

Nationality:

Life Dates:

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, est. 1793

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

"The Guest" plate

John Moyr Smith ; Minton and Company

1878