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Set of 13 Minton Dinner Plates Soft Blue Green Raised Paste Gold Leaf Pattern

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This set of 13 Minton dinner plates feature the iconic "Eau de Nils" enamel border which is a soft blue green, described as the "water of the Nile". The clean white centres are framed with a lovely raised paste gold floral Arts and Crafts motif and trimmed with acid etched gold borders. These have a large diameter making them perfect for both a dinner plate and a service/presentation plate. The color is a decorator's dream of elegance and versatility with the bonus of one "extra".

Creator:
Minton (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 10.75 in (27.31 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 13
Style:
Arts and Crafts (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Porcelain,Gilt
Place of Origin:
England
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1920s
Condition:
Seller Location:
Great Barrington, MA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU83317178913

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Pottery is one of the oldest decorative art forms, and Minton is one of its historical masters. For more than 250 years, the English company was a premier producer of porcelain and ceramic wares. Its factory was known for detailed and brightly colored Victorian tableware, including dinner plates and serving pieces.

Thomas Minton founded the Minton factory in 1793 in Stoke-upon-Trent, England. It initially made earthenware but introduced bone china in 1798. When Minton died in 1836, the company passed to his son, Herbert Minton. The younger Minton was a savvy businessman with an eye for design. He introduced glossy majolica earthenware to the factory’s repertoire and hired skilled artists and designers like Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin and Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse, boosting the company’s reputation.

In 1851, Minton debuted its majolica at the Great Exhibition in London. It became a royal family favorite and was even used to tile the Royal Dairy at Windsor Home Park. Minton majolica was also displayed on the monumental Saint George and the dragon fountain at the 1862 London International Exhibition.

Colin Minton Campbell, a nephew of Herbert Minton, took over the family business in 1858. He led the company to the head of the 1870s English art pottery movement. In the 1890s, French porcelain artist Marc-Louis Solon helped modernize Minton with his Art Nouveau designs.

Minton ceased operating as an independent company when it merged with Royal Doulton Tableware Ltd. in 1968. It was the end of an era, but not the end of widespread appreciation for Minton ceramics.

In 1982, the ”English Majolica” exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum featured 75 Minton pieces. When the Metropolitan Museum of Art reopened its British Galleries in 2020, it included a display of three colorful Minton majolica bird sculptures. Minton pottery was also on display from September 2021 to January 2022, along with other English pottery, at the Bard Graduate Center’s ”Majolica Mania” exhibition.

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