Dessert Plate from the Milton Service, “Our Night Camp on Eagle River – Expecting the Crees”

Dessert Plate from the Milton Service, “Our Night Camp on Eagle River – Expecting the Crees”

Manufacturer Minton (English, founded 1793)

CultureEnglish

OriginStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England

PeriodVictoria (1837-1901)

Dateca.1867

MediumBone china with overglaze enamels, gilding

DimensionsOverall: 2.5 x 23.2 cm (1 x 9 1/8 in.)

MarkingsEmbossed with Lord Milton’s coat of arms; Transfer printed Minton on a ribbon over a crown and Phillips on a shield, the name of the view painted in puc enamel

DescriptionPierced dessert plate painted from "The North-west passage by Land" print of "Our night camp on Eagle River-Expecting the Crees".
This plate is part of a service commissioned by William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton, following his epic journey across Canada in 1862-63 with Dr. Walter Cheadle.

Credit LinePurchased with a gift from N. Robert Cumming

Object numberG04.20.1

Classifications

European Ceramics

Sub-classification

English Porcelain

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Status

On view