Plate with Italian View

Kiev-Mezhegorsky faience factory, Kiev, Russia. 1831

Underglaze transfer printing on faience

Diameter: 24.5 cm

Impressed mark in the centre of the underside reads “Kiev 1831 November”

Acquired in 1987 from Moscow City Court

The design is based on the print “Ponte del Palazzo” by Elizabeth Frances Batty, from the book “Italian Scenery” published in London in 1820. The prints in this edition gave rise to the Italian Scenery series of transfer-printed designs for dinner services made by John Meir, Enoch Wood & Sons, and Leeds Pottery.