A round cream plate with a serpentine edge, rounded well and a foot ring. It is transfer-printed in blue with a central scene of European traders and traders in an Asian port. There is a floral border with outer zig-zags.
plates (dishes)
creamware
transfer printing
ceramic (material)
floral patterns
geometric patterns
Orientalism
trade (function)
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Food
Transfer-printed on the underside is: COMMERCE. There is also a flower mark.
Original to Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.),
Unknown
England
10 3/4 (diameter) (inches)
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
1986.798
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