{"product_id":"1950s-wedgwood-plate-dolphin-design-sir-laurence-whistler-yellow","title":"1950s Wedgwood Decorative Plate. Dolphin Design by Sir Laurence Whistler. Yellow Version","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a very attractive and highly collectable fine bone china Wedgwood plate. It dates to around 1955.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dolphin design was made by Laurence Whistler (1912 - 2000), brother of the painter, Rex Whistler. The design features a transfer print of a stylized fish in the middle of the plate with shells, starfish and seaweed running around the rim. The edge has gold gilding around the edge.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy pink plate is in perfect condition, but sadly this yellow one has three very fine parallel little scratches on the shiny white glaze. They are just above the tail of the dolphin. These cannot be seen when the plate is on display but are obvious when the plate is titled towards a raking light, I have tried to photograph these wee marks for you (as in extreme close up in my last two photos).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSir Laurence Whistler was a celebrated poet, pioneering glass engraver and architectural historian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis large plate has a predominate yellow colouring (with pink highlights). There are examples of this design in the collection of the V\u0026amp;A, London (the pink and yellow versions). Whistler produced many designs in the 1950s for Wedgwood. Thess are often held in the museum collections. These Whistler designs remind me of similar ones for Wedgwood made by Eric Ravilious.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy platw is fully marked on the back with the following inscription placed inside an illustration of a fish: Dolphin by \/ Laurence Whistler \/ Wedgwood \/ Barlaston \/ Made in England'.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt has a diameter of 10 3\/4 inches.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55440341893499,"sku":"Sold for £75","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/1950s-wedgwood-decorative-plate-dolphin-design-by-sir-laurence-whistler-yellow-version-british-ceramics-397.webp?v=1794034988","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/1950s-wedgwood-plate-dolphin-design-sir-laurence-whistler-yellow","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}