Earthenware plate with black transfer-printed pattern "Non Pareil." Border of leafy sprigs on veiny ground; central scene of women and one man in plumed hat under palm tree on river bank; suspension bridge hung from towers; buildings and mountains in distance.
dinner plates
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Dinner
Sprig
Classical Figure
Tree
Bridge
Tower
Mountain
Romance
Plate, Dinner
"NONPAREIL / T.&J. MAYER / LONGPORT" (printed)
Non Pareil
Mayer, Thomas, John, Jos (Maker)
Longport, England, Staffordshire
1 1/8 (H), 10 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Miss Margaret Jewell
1958.174
Longport (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
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