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The above pattern showcases a border of roses with green leaves and a gilt motif in the center. But what stands out as more peculiar is the bottom design, which features a border design meant to incorporate three bird heads. The result is something that harks back to grotesque designs and is almost surreal. The fact that the design is rendered all in black ink also indicates that it is meant to be fully gilt.\r\n\r\nWhile there is no extant Rockingham dish that features this design – most likely it was deemed unfit and never used, hence it being crossed out – Davenport & Co. factory, to which Rockingham had a close association through other designs in this book, has a relatively similar design for a plate currently in the Victoria and Albert Museum.\r\n\r\nA combination of Chinoiserie and Greek patterning, the Davenport plate utilizes a similar orientation of the dragon/bird heads with no discernible bodies, but rather undulating and amorphic shapes that twist and connect to each other as well as the rest of the objects in the pattern. What sets it apart from the Rockingham design however is that the Rockingham design leans more into floral and plant motifs in combination with the creature heads, rather than further Asian-influenced patterning and the addition of the Greek borders.\r\n\r\nSpode also has a similar design to Davenport’s, which has also been described as rare. Another plate in the V&A’s collection shows another possible origin or inspiration. It is a Venetian plate dated approximately 1520-1540, depicting dragons, dolphins, and horse-like creatures surrounding an eagle in the center. They are also arranged in an undulating yet symmetrical pattern with foliage. Although this dish was created generations before the Rockingham design, it shows a possible connection via the use of grotesque creatures and forms which are oriented in a similar fashion. As grotesque ornamentation regained popularity in the 18th and 19th centuries, in part because of the excavations of Pompeii and the sites around Mount Vesuvius, it makes sense that potteries would attempt their own iterations of these patterns to take advantage of its newfound popularity.\r\n\r\nSome inspiration may have also come from Meissen’s 18th century grotesque teapots. Even though these examples from Meissen show grotesques being used for three dimensional sections, this fully gilt example from the 1720s may have served as inspiration for Rockingham’s gilt bird design. Not only is the main feature, the eagle spout, also a depiction of a bird, but there is again, like with the Davenport plate, elements of Chinoiserie and Asian-inspired motifs. This connection indicates that there were common interests in combining what was perceived as exotic flora and fauna with recognizable creatures such as eagles or mythological beasts.\r\n\r\nWhile this may be a more mysterious Rockingham design that was never executed, it shows a possible attempt to emulate the designs of close competitors like Davenport, or to take inspiration from larger and more well-known European factories.\r\n\r\nStella Koslowski","briefDescription":"A page of china patterns with roses and decorative gilding, bound within a pattern book containing designs for Brameld painted earthenware c.1810-30 and Rockingham Porcelain Tea and  Dessert Ware c. 1825-30, watercolour, pen and ink on paper, Great Britain.","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"Koslowski, Stella. Creativity, Innovation and Patronage: A Catalog of Rockingham Designs at the Victoria and Albert Museum. 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