Ceramic, glazed
early 19th century
The image of John Wesley and his last words, 'The Best Of All God Is With Us', as well as 'Thou God Sees Thou', were transfer-printed onto this Sunderland lustreware plaque.
Transfer printing is a technique of decorating porcelain or pottery using an engraved copper or steel plate from which a print on paper is taken. This is then transferred by pressing onto the ceramic object.
See also the other transfer-printed and lustreware plaques in the Online Collection.
early 19th century
The image of John Wesley and his last words, 'The Best Of All God Is With Us', as well as 'Thou God Sees Thou', were transfer-printed onto this Sunderland lustreware plaque.
Transfer printing is a technique of decorating porcelain or pottery using an engraved copper or steel plate from which a print on paper is taken. This is then transferred by pressing onto the ceramic object.
See also the other transfer-printed and lustreware plaques in the Online Collection.