Wedgwood Green Majolica Earthenware Sunflower Plates Set (15)

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Wedgwood Pottery Green Majolica Sunflower Plates,
Aesthetic Movement,
Fifteen plates,
Circa 1860s

The Wedgwood majolica set of fifteen plates have … Read more Wedgwood Pottery Green Majolica Sunflower Plates,
Aesthetic Movement,
Fifteen plates,
Circa 1860s

The Wedgwood majolica set of fifteen plates have a molded sunflower design within a basket weave border with great color.

Mark: Wedgwood in capital letters and a small V below.

Dimensions: 8 1/2 inches x 1 inch high.

Condition: Thirteen in good condition and two with chips to the rim.

The sunflower, alongside the calla lily and peacock feather, became an emblem of the late 19th-century Aesthetic Movement. Oscar Wilde was an emphatic advocate of the flower, believing it to be “a perfect model of design…most naturally adapted for decorative art.” As the color green also became a favorite of the Aesthetes, the Wedgwood company capitalized on the trend with its green majolica sunflower design. First appearing around 1860, this pattern proved extremely popular.

See: Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco for a plate with the same design, Accession Number- 1987.19.35
(https://www.famsf.org/artworks/dessert-plate-37074).

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