Earthenware platter with brown transfer-printed pattern "Neptune." Swirling fern border and central scene of ships in choppy seas; most prominent ship flies British flag.
platters
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Dish, Serving
Platter
Fern
Ship
Ocean
Platter
"Neptune / J & G.A." (printed)
Neptune
Neptune
Alcock, John & George (Maker)
Cobridge, England, Staffordshire
1 1/4 x 13 x 15 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Mary C. Wheelright
1935.968
Cobridge (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
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