A blue transfer printed pearlware plate with a blue painted rim. The central design depicts a woman and a child standing outside a cottage which is bordered by a molded palmette design.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
transfer printing
pearlware
glazing (coating)
Knickknack
Plate, Decorative
Plate, Decorative
"For it was ever our delight/ To love each other day and night/ Nor would I do a thing to spite/ MY SISTER" (Blue transfer print.)
MJ211
Unknown
6 5/8 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell
1958.619
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