Plate

White porcelain soup plate, as used on the royal yachts. It has an indented rim with three blue lines around the border, interspersed with pairs of gilt acanthus leaves on either side of the indentations. The retailer's name is printed on a crowned garter badge on the base: 'MOORE & WHITMAN ROYAL YACHT' with the printed maker's mark.

Object Details

ID: AAA5489
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: John Rose & Co.; John Rose & Co.
Date made: After 1881
People: Broad, George Alexander; John Rose & Co.
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 40 x 250 mm