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Plates 5
In a month when nature round the world is reminding us who is really in charge this picture seemed the most appropriate choice.
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Tagged clock, daffodils, flowers, home, kitchen, nature, plate, world
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Plates 4
We bought this plate in Bassano del Grappa, a town on the edge of the mountains in the Veneto in Italy. We have quite a number of Italian friends that we have known for many years and often went to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bassano del Grappa, candlestick, doll, Egypt, home, Italian, Italy, plate, Tanzania, Veneto, wood
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Fiat Lux
It is a bit surprising how many of the pictures I am taking round the house involve light and shadow as major elements. This one is very simple but has an interesting pattern of (sun)light below and dark shadow above- … Continue reading
Plates 3
This plate was made by a Swedish firm Hoganas Keramik, but we bought it in Denmark in the 1980s. It shows the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem and reproduces an original from 1830, signed LR. If you happen to know … Continue reading
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Tagged Hoganas Keramik, home, Jerusalem, Jesus, plate, Swedish
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Plates 2
This plate was made by the Royal Worcester company in 1996 to commemorate the centenary of the death of William Morris. The design is (very loosely) based on a figure in his Orchard Tapestry. The tapestry itself is in the Victoria … Continue reading
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Tagged ceramics, home, plate, Royal Worcester, tapestry, Victoria and Albert Museum, William Morris
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