Plate

Blue jasper plate with applied white relief decoration depicting Captain Matthew Flinders (1774-1814) in naval uniform and his ship 'HMS Investigator' within an olive wreath border. Inscribed in relief above the figure is 'CAPT. MATTHEW FLINDERS R.N.' and below 'BORN MARCH 16 1774'. Printed in black on the reverse is 'To commemorate the Bicentenary of the Birth of MATTHEW FLINDERS, who, in the sloop "Investigator" circumnavigated Australia 1801-1803.' The maker's mark is impressed on the base. The plate was made for sale in Australia only.

Object Details

ID: AAA5199
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Plate
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd
Events: Birth of Matthew Flinders, 1774
Vessels: Investigator (1795)
Date made: 1974
People: Flinders, Matthew
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Reproduced with kind permission of Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Ltd.
Measurements: Overall: 20 x 205 mm
Parts: Plate
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