Pattern No: A4176
| Pattern Name | Design Type | Designer | Likely Design Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not known | Floral | Not known | 1937 |
Notes
The two examples of 270mm/10½” diameter display plates show the variations inherent in the production of entirely hand-painted designs. Decorators would have a ‘master’ example to copy in front of them and may have been helped by the use of a pounce, a technique of pricking an outline of a design through some tissue paper and then dusting charcoal through the paper on to the plate.
Patterns A4171, A4172, A4173, A4176, A4196, A4197 and A4199 are all ‘busy’, complicated designs, ideal for demonstrating the hand-painting skills that were the hallmark of Gray’s Pottery.
Recorded examples of these patterns suggest that they were mostly used for decorative ware, rather than useful ware (with the exception of jugs). They were undoubtedly expensive to produce, notably too because of the amount of best gold used.
Patterns A4171, A4172, A4173, A4176, A4196, A4197 and A4199 are all ‘busy’, complicated designs, ideal for demonstrating the hand-painting skills that were the hallmark of Gray’s Pottery.
Recorded examples of these patterns suggest that they were mostly used for decorative ware, rather than useful ware (with the exception of jugs). They were undoubtedly expensive to produce, notably too because of the amount of best gold used.
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