Set of 6 Aesthetic Movement Green Majolica Wedgwood Sunflower Plates

The sunflower, alongside the calla lily and peacock feather, became an emblem of the late nineteenth-century Aesthetic Movement. Oscar Wilde became an emphatic advocate of the flower, writing that it was “a perfect model of design most naturally adapted for decorative art” (“The English Renaissance of Art,” 1882).

As the color green also became a favorite of the Aesthetes, the Wedgwood company capitalized on the trend with its green majolica sunflower design. First appearing around 1860, this pattern proved extremely popular and was produced well into the twentieth century. These dishes would have contributed to an artistic interior which functioned as a sanctuary for beauty in daily life.

Dimensions: 8 1/2 in. Dm x 1/2 in. H (21.6 cm Dm x 1.2 cm H)
Condition: Excellent overall. Dish with tiny chip to rim measuring 0.5 cm. Dish with glaze fleck to rim measuring 0.1 cm. Dish with minor burst glaze bubbles on front from original firing; tiny rim chip to underside of rim measuring 0.4 cm, not visible on front of plate.

References:
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1987.19.54

Notes:
We have 20 dishes available in this pattern in case you are interested in purchasing different quantities (sets of 8, 10, 12, or 20 for example). In this pattern, we also have a pair of serving dishes (Ref. LU5643224911182). Please contact us to inquire about purchasing multiples.

Please note that while all these dishes are in the same ‘Sunflower’ pattern, they are a matched set and are therefore not completely identical (see images for 2 different dishes).