Plate with omega symbol
Plate with overglaze geometric design enclosing Omega symbol
Maker
Attributed to
(Artists)
1866-1934
Attributed to
(Artists)
1885-1978
(Artists)
(Artists)
1866-1934
Attributed to
(Artists)
1885-1978
(Artists)
Title
Plate with omega symbol
Plate with overglaze geometric design enclosing Omega symbol
Plate with overglaze geometric design enclosing Omega symbol
Date of Production
1913
Medium
Glazed earthenware with painted decoration.
Dimensions
Height: 2.9 cm
Diameter: 25 cm
Diameter: 25 cm
Accession Number
O.1958.PD.258
Mode of Acquisition
Pamela Diamand, gift, 1958
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
© Estate of Duncan Grant. All rights reserved, DACS 2023
Location
On display
Keywords
Label Text
Painted plates were among the Omega’s first experiments in ceramics, with the workshop often painting directly onto commercially produced white plates. Here, within the bold geometric design, the omega symbol at the centre functions as a decorative device, a motif encouraged by Fry.
Provenance
Pamela Diamand Gift, 1958
Exhibition History
Post-Impressionist Living: The Omega Workshops, The Wolfson Gallery, Charleston, East Sussex, 14/09/2019-19/01/2020
Modern Couples, Centre Pompidou-Metz, France, 26/04/2018-20/08/2018; Barbican Art Gallery, London, 10/10/2018-27/01/2019 ...More
Bloomsbury Spirit, Artipelag, Stockholm, 23/03/2018-30/09/2018
Special Display - Bloomsbury Art & Design, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Picasso, Braque, Leger and the International Language of Cubism, Complesso del Vittoriano & Rome & Italy, 07/03/2013-30/06/2013
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/06/2009-20/09/2009
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000
Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery (Prints and Drawings Study Room), 01/08/1990-02/12/1990
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984 ...Less
Modern Couples, Centre Pompidou-Metz, France, 26/04/2018-20/08/2018; Barbican Art Gallery, London, 10/10/2018-27/01/2019 ...More
Bloomsbury Spirit, Artipelag, Stockholm, 23/03/2018-30/09/2018
Special Display - Bloomsbury Art & Design, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/02/2017-20/09/2017
Picasso, Braque, Leger and the International Language of Cubism, Complesso del Vittoriano & Rome & Italy, 07/03/2013-30/06/2013
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 18/06/2009-20/09/2009
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000
Roger Fry and the Omega Workshops, The Courtauld Gallery (Prints and Drawings Study Room), 01/08/1990-02/12/1990
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984 ...Less
Literature
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009
cat. no. 48
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 109, as by Roger Fry
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1984
cat. no. C12.c, as by Roger Fry
cat. no. 48
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 109, as by Roger Fry
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1984
cat. no. C12.c, as by Roger Fry
Inscriptions
Inscription: inscription : painted twice in blue : on base : Omega symbol within a square :
Inscription: inscription : stamped : on base : manufacturer's details : John Maddock and Sons Ltd / Royal Vitreous / England
Inscription: inscription : stamped : on base : manufacturer's details : John Maddock and Sons Ltd / Royal Vitreous / England
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