Polygonal panelled rim; circular face printed w/ Chinoiserie scene of gnarly trees, pagodas, and people in boats; the rim decorated w/ floral sprays and scrolling border; very dark flow blue.
dessert plates
glazing (coating)
ironstone (pottery)
transfer printing
tin (metal)
Chinoiserie
Ironstone
Transfer Printed
Tin Glazed
Chinoiserie
Shanghae
PLATE, DESSERT
Printed on bottom: ""IRONSTONE/ SHANGHAE/ J.F. & Co."" w/ in scrolled foliate device.
Shanghae
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Jacob Furnival & Co. (Maker)
Cobridge, England
9.25 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.511
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