19th century lustre plaques are mostly associated with the potteries of Sunderland and Newcastle, in the North East of England.  However, plaques were made in Staffordshire and elsewhere too. Many are unmarked, making attribution difficult. There are several books on lustreware, but none yet specifically on plaques. This makes life both exciting and confusing for collectors. Images of plaques are hard to come by, so only after years of searching do you get an idea of what's out there. I hope this website will help improve that, and encourage plaque collectors to share their knowledge and collections.

How to use the site

There are over 500 images of plaques on this website, divided into the following four categories:
 
Maritime - ship plaques, and seafaring-related plaques, eg Crimean War plaques

Pink religious - pink-lustre plaques with religious texts and subjects, eg Prepare to Meet Thy God, John Wesley

Other religious - religious plaques in colours other than pink, eg black and yellow religious plaques, Maling plaques

Miscellaneous - plaques with other subject matter, eg emblems and armorials, portraits, landscapes

Click on the main headings (above the line at the top of the page) for an overview of each category.  Click on the sub-headings (in drop-down menus below the line at the top of the page) to view individual plaques.

If you have images of plaques or snippets of information to contribute, please get in touch.  I am always delighted to hear from other Sunderland plaque collectors: matesoundthepump@yahoo.co.uk