Plate
A hand-painted porcelain plate. In the centre is a view of two ships engaging, one wearing the red ensign, the other on fire, inscribed below 'The Arethusa taking La Pomone St George's Day 1794'. The scene is surrounded by a black wave pattern and a gilt ground. The black rim is decorated with four blue medallions of tritons and sea beasts; between them, drawn in red on a gilt ground, are foul anchors within oak wreaths and bearded heads within laurel wreaths flanked by dolphins.
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Object Details
ID: | AAA5179 |
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Collection: | Decorative art |
Type: | Plate |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Baxter, Thomas |
Vessels: | Arethusa (1781); Pomone (1785) |
Date made: | 1801 |
People: | Baxter, Thomas |
Credit: | On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from a private lender |
Measurements: | Overall: 35 x 240 mm |
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