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Manufacturer: Staffordshire
This impressive Staffordshire platter measures 16 by 12 inches. It is heavy ironstone, octagonal in shape. The romantic pattern is entitled Blantyre.
It was made in the pottery of John and George Alcock, c. 1839 - 46.
Condition is excellent, no chips, cracks, hairlines, stains, or restorations. The glaze is shiny.
The romantic scene depicts four figures near a foot bridge that leads across a creek toward a shelter. A gothic building appears acrosss the waters.
The surround has linear patterning with florets and foliates.
It bears the pottery's backstamp with pattern name. |
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