2009/80/4

Morning in the Farmyard,

Josiah Wedgwood and Sons (Manufacturer)

This is the certifcate of authenticity for a ceramic decorated plate manufactured by Josiah Wedgwood and Sons of Barlaston, Staffordshire, in 1988. It is entitled 'Morning in the Farmyard' and is the first in the series 'Life on the Farm' designed by the artist John L. Chapman (1946–). The plate depicts a colourful scene of a timber-framed house on the right and two horses pulling a cart on the left. The plate is number 8623H of an edition limited to 150 firing days. The plate comes in a box with a leaflet in addition to the certificate of authenticity.

1 certificate: paper

MERL 'Handwritten accession' form (Museum of English Rural Life) – 'Description: Plate featuring a colour illustration featuring a timbered house on the left and a pair of horses with a cart on the right. // Titled ‘Morning in the Farmyard’, the first in the series ‘Life on the Farm’. // Date 1988. Plate number 8623H. // Artwork by John L. Chapman. // Produced by Josiah Wedgwood & sons Ltd, Barlaston, Stoke on Trent. With box and certificate of authenticity. // Dimensions: Plate 20.2 cm diameter. // Associated information: Purchased as part of the Collecting 20thc Rural Culture project. // See 2009/79 for notes on John L. Chapman. [John L. Chapman was born in Blackburn in 1946 and trained at Blackburn Art College. After working as an illustrator in industry for a few years, he became a full-time artist in the late 1960s. He specialises in railway, rural & maritime subjects. As well as the ‘Life on the Farm’ plates, he also did the ‘Village Life’ and ‘Four Seasons’ plate series for Wedgewood.] // References: …', Certificate Text – ‘Wedgwood // Founded 1759 // Certificate of Authenticity // We hereby certify the official registration of Plate Number 8623H in the authentic limited edition of “Morning in the Farmyard” the first issue in the Life on the Farm Collection by Wedgwood. // Created exclusively for the collector’s plate series by John L. Chapman and crafted in Wedgwood Queen’s Ware in an edition limited to 150 firing days. // [Signature] // Patrick P. Byrne // Chairman, Josiah Wedgwood & Sons Limited, Barlaston, Stoke-on-Trent, England // Printed in England.’

Barlaston

1988 - 1988