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Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
Bread Platedesigned circa 1849

On view:
Geffen Galleries, floor 2
Ceramic plate with cobalt blue rim bearing Gothic-style gold lettering reading 'Waste Not Want Not,' chestnut brown well decorated with a central wheat-ear star motif and scrollwork, all in gold and blue

Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin, Mintons Ltd., Bread Plate, designed circa 1849, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Decorative Arts and Design Council Acquisition Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Designer
Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin
England, 1812-1852
Manufacturer
Mintons Ltd.
Title
Bread Plate
Place Made
England
Date Made
designed circa 1849
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
1 1/4 x 13 1/8 in. (3.18 x 33.34 cm)
Credit Line
Decorative Arts and Design Council Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2000.63
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design