Plate
Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co Ltd (fl.1897-1948)
Category
Ceramics
Date
Unknown
Materials
China
Measurements
20 mm (Height); 273 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Fenton
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 24280.4.1
Summary
China plate with gold rim and central design showing a pair of mallards with background of water and reeds. On base, printed in brown is circle of leaves, flowers, grasses. In circle, BIRDS OF THE FIELDS AND MOORLANDS....An edition of Collectors' Plates in Fine China / (Staffordshire china crest) / THE MALLARD / ( Anas platyrhynchos ).
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.
Makers and roles
Crown Staffordshire Porcelain Co Ltd (fl.1897-1948), potter