4223-0

William Billingsley’s Prentice Plate, 1790-1795

William Billingsley (1758-1828) was one of best flower painters at Derby together with William Pegg. Roses were his favourite subject, and china decorated with borders of his ‘running roses’ became a special feature of the Derby factory. Later Billingsley worked at Pinxton, Mansfield, Worcester, Nantgarw, Swansea and Coalport, and these factories also adopted his style. In the 1780s, Billingsley developed a new naturalistic style of flower painting on ceramics. His technique involved painting with a heavily loaded brush, and then wiping away much of the paint with an almost dry brush, to produce particularly delicate colours and highlights. The Prentice Plate was made by Billingsley especially for the instruction of apprentices at the Derby factory.

Image from: Derby Museum and Art Gallery


People:


Continue browsing this section

2007-0Derby Porcelain in the 18th and early 19th centuries 2878-0Derby Porcelain: André Planche and William Duesbury 4599-0Derby Porcelain: William Duesbury II and Robert Bloor 4222-0Pastoral Group, c.1770 4239-0Candelabrum, c. 1755-60 4234-0The Four Quarters (Continents), c.1775 4220-0Tithe Pig Group, c.1765-70 4238-0The “Welsh” Tailor, c.1770 4240-0James Quin as Falstaff, c. 1825 4233-0Edmund Kean as Richard III, c.1815 4225-0Virgins Awakening Cupid, c.1780 4221-0Frill Vase and Cover, c.1760 4244-0Blue & White Table Centre in two parts, c.1760 4228-0Ice Pail, c.1796-1800 4229-0Pot-Pourri, c.1800-1810 4235-0William Pegg’s Thistle Dish, c.1800 4230-0Dish, c.1800 4236-0Dessert Plate, c.1813-1820 4223-0William Billingsley’s Prentice Plate, 1790-1795 4224-0Dessert Dish, c.1790 4237-0A Dessert Plate from the Trotter Service, c.1825 4245-0Dessert Plate (Imari) 4226-0Coffee Can, c.1793-4 4232-0Teapot, c.1795 4231-0Teapot, c.1795 4243-0Chocolate Mug with Cover, c.1800