Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares

Pattern Type: Landscapes and Waterscapes

Date: c. 1802 - 1820

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 8.75 in (22.225 cm)

Maker: J. & R. Riley

Maker's Mark:

Printed
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Description:

An earthenware plate printed in dark blue with a named view Kingsweston, Gloucestershire.  This example is from Riley's Large Scroll Border series which was made primarily for the export market.  Kings Weston is a fine country house designed by Sir John Vanburgh for Edward Southwell and completed in 1725. Edward's father had been Clerk to the Council of King Charles II and Edward was...


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