A blue transfer print pearlware plate. The central design depicts the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, which is bordered by a foliate motif.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
foliation (pattern)
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Earthenware
Tin Glazed
Transfer Printed
Colonial Revival
Rose
Leaf
Ship
Plate, Food
Printed on bottom: MAYFLOWER IN PLYMOUTH HARBOR /1620 NORCROSS, MELLON & CO/BOSTON/SOLE IMPORTERS/COPYRIGHT 1896/N.M. & CO./WEDGWOOD/ ***/ETRURIA, ENGLAND Impressed in bottom: WEDGWOOD DHX / M [?]
Subject Mayflower,
Mayflower
Wedgwood (Maker)
Etruria, England
1/2 (D), 9 1/8 (diameter) (inches)
1931.1362
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