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Oval platter with black transfer-printed pattern "European Scenery." Pattern has border of lace draping over tie-backs and naturalistic morning glories on vine. Platter center is a pastoral scene of a fast moving stagecoach with begging children trailing behind. An old begger sits nearby under a tree with his hat held out. In the distance, is a village.
platters
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Dish, Serving
Platter
Morning Glory
Stagecoach
Travel
Platter
"EUROPEAN SCENERY [in cartouche] / EW&S" (printed)
European Scenery
MJ198
Enoch Wood & Sons (Maker)
Burslem, England, Staffordshire
2 x 14 1/2 x 17 (HxWxD) (inches)
Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell
1958.157
Burslem (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
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