19th Century pink lustre Plaque with Great Eastern Steamship
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19th Century pink lustre Plaque with Great Eastern Steamship
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19th Century pink lustre Plaque with Great Eastern Steamship:
Started in 1853, The Great Eastern Steam Ship was completed 1859 by Brunel, the largest steam ship in the world at that time. The commemorative plate would have followed soon after.
| Height: | 8" | - | 20.5cm |
| Width: | 9" | - | 23.0cm |
Glossary Words
lustreware
Pottery or porcelain which has been fired with a compound of gold or platinum to produce a metallic glaze. Produced in large numbers throughout the 19th century by manufacturers in Staffordshire, Sunderland and Leeds and by Wedgwood.
lustre
The literal meaning in French is 'chandelier', or 'shine'; in English, 'radiance' or 'reflected light'. This word is also used for a cut-glass candlestick, usually with a fringe of cut glass prisms.
