Plate
W. Davenport and Co.
Category
Ceramics
Date
1870 - 1900
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
22 mm (Height); 208 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Longport
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Llanerchaeron, Ceredigion
NT 545557
Summary
Pair of Davenport earthenware plates, with concave edges. Transfer printed band of husks around rim. Blue transfer printed, hand coloured sprays of colourful foliage around edge. Centre of plate with transfer printed, hand coloured scene, depicting a fantastic bird amongst stylised flowers and foliage. 'Davenport Stone China' printed on base. '6+' painted on base of i. Late 19thC. Paper notes read - Four plates D 1.75 C also Pair Davenport plates 2.50 C 1870 - 1900
Provenance
Items from The Pamela Ward Collection left to the National Trust in Miss Ward's will in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Davenport Stone China (printed on base) .
Makers and roles
W. Davenport and Co., maker