Floral Transfer Hand Basin with Cast Iron Stand
A c.1900 floral transfer decorative china hand basin in highly decorative cast iron stand and back board, the tall back of scrolling form with arched topped mirror above a panel with a classical child figure beside twin union jack flags, three blue and white Delft tiles below, the coloured floral transfer decorated wash basin with brass taps supported by a conforming cast iron stand with conforming pairs of flags and hatches, etc. Repainted detail. 25.20 in. x 18.90 in. x 70.08 in.
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- Transfer Printed / Decorated Transferware - Transfer printing is method of decorating ceramics, reducing the cost of decoration when compared to employing artists to paint each piece. A print was taken on transfer-paper from an engraved copperplate, covered in ink prepared with metallic oxides, and the image on the paper was then applied to the biscuit-fired ceramic body. The print was fixed by heating the object in an oven, and then glazed, sealing the picture. Early transfer prints were blue and white, as cobalt was the only colour to stand firing without blurring. Early in the 19th century advances in the composition of the transfer paper resulted in better definition and detail, and enabled engravers to combine line-engraving with stipple.
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