Soup Plate

Date1790-1791

Maker Flight (1783 - 1792)

Maker Flight and Barr (1792 - 1804)

Artist/Maker John Pennington

OriginEngland, Worcestershire, Worcester

MediumSoft-paste porcelain

DimensionsH: 1 1/8"; D: 9 7/8"

Credit LineGift of Mrs. Owen L. Coon.

Object number1976-248,2

DescriptionSoft-paste porcelain press-molded soup plate with lobed rim. The ledge has a blue ground and then has gilt stars, dots, stylized flowers and spider webs. There is a line of gilding on the edge of the plate and at the top of the cavetto. There is a central monochromatic medallion painted in shades of gray on the dish, encircled in an elaborate, gilt frame. The medallion depicts a woman standing contrapposto in long neoclassical style robes, identified as "Hope." She rests her left hand on the corner of a wall and tilts her head up to gaze off to her left with a slight smile. With her right hand, Hope grasps an anchor leaning against her hip. In the distance, a ship floats on a wavy sea under a clouded sky.

Label TextThis is part of the service made for the Duke of Clarence in 1792 and decorated by John Pennington.
MarkingsFlight mark in blue on reverse, consisting of a jeweled crown over "Flight" written in script with an sideways crescent moon below it.
ProvenanceH.R.H. William Henry, Duke of Clarence, later H.M. King William IV
Ex. Coll: Mrs. Own L. Coon