Earthenware plate with scallop and bead molded rim and black transfer-printing. Border of scrolls and flowers against cross-hatched and fish-egg ground. Central scene of two men in cooley hats dragging fishing net from river bank. Gothic cottage and church with bell tower and mountains in background.
dinner plates
molding (forming)
beading (edging pattern)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
figure- and animal-derived motifs
floral patterns
Gothic Revival
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dinner
Scalloped
Beaded
Scroll
Flower
Cross Hatch
Fisherman
Cottage
Church
Tower
Mountain
Fishing
River
Plate, Dinner
Unknown
England, Staffordshire
1 1/8 (H), 10 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. William Stuart Mitchell
1931.151
County of Staffordshire (England, United Kingdom) [county]
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