Soup plate
Don Pottery
Category
Ceramics
Date
1840
Materials
Earthenware
Measurements
40 mm (Height); 270 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607606
Summary
Circular indented soup plate, transfer printed in underglaze blue with pagoda style buildings framed by classical urn, foliage and two ornamental pheasants. Four scrolling floral sprays to border. Possibly manufactured by Don Pottery of Swinton, Yorkshire circa 1840.
Provenance
Miss Doreen Hunt collection (No.59). A gift to the National Trust from Miss Doreen Hunt, in May 1991.
Marks and inscriptions
FLORAL SCENERY Barker (printed in underglaze blue in floral scroll cartouche)
Makers and roles
Don Pottery, potter