Two Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Majolica Pierced 'Fresco Head' Series Plates
Designed by Henry Hope Crealock, impressed date code EWF for 1877
Each transfer-printed and hand enriched in shades of yellow, green, blue, gray and brown within a reticulated trellis loop 'Louis XV' border, including: 'Fox Head' and 'Tiger Head', uppercase marks and letters. Diameter 9 1/8 inches.

Lieutenant-General Henry Hope Crealock (31 March 1831-31 May 1891) was a British soldier, artist, and author.

Literature:
KL001677, KL001679. Marilyn G. Karmason with Joan B. Stacke, Majolica, A Complete History and Illustrated Survey, New York, 1989, p. 74 (the Tiger).

Exhibited:
'Wedgwood Exhibition', Richard Dennis, Kensington Church Street, London, 1982, M129 (the Tiger).


C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

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