Small earthenware plate with scalloped edge and mulberry-colored transfer-print pattern "Tyrolean." Pattern depicts shepherdess wielding a stick crossing a bridge with two billy goats. Fanciful European-style buildings and landscape of steep mountains and wispy evergreens. Border of floral sprays and sprigs on latticework.
dessert plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
floral patterns
landscapes (representations)
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dessert
Plate, Dessert
"[Urn and anchor] / WR & Co / TYROLEAN [in banner]" (Maker's mark / maker / pattern name)
Tyrolean
William Ridgway & Co. (Maker)
Shelton and Hanley, England, Staffordshire
3/4 (H), 7 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Museum Accession
1980.340.3
County of Staffordshire (England, United Kingdom) [county]
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