
Fergus Gambon
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No similar plate appears to have been recorded in the literature. An old paper label attached to the underside relates 'This Rockingham plate formed part of the service produced in 1823 for the Earl of Essex and is decorated with his monogram'. The 1823 date cannot be correct as the factory mark printed in puce suggests manufacture between 1830 and 1842. George Capel-Coningsby, the 5th Earl of Essex died in 1839 and Arthur Algernon Capell, the 6th Earl succeeded to the title. Either could have commissioned this lavish specimen plate.