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A) Plate: circular form with lotus-leaf type molded scalloped edge; deep well; blue transfer print decoration: spearhead-like edge border; five floral sprigs around cavetto, each with a different shell motif; central circular reserve with "Gondola" scenic pattern in a shell border; deep flange on bottom of rim. B) Water receptacle: circular tin plate base with cylindrical wall; wall with banded decoration; bail handle at either side.
trivets
cookware
earthenware
iron (metal)
glazing (coating)
tinning
transfer printing
tin (metal)
gondolas (flat-bottomed watercraft)
Unidentified Metal
Tinned
Tin Glazed
Staffordshire
Gondola
Transfer Printed
Gondola
Earthenware
PLATE, HOT
Gondola
Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),
Unknown
England
1.375 (H), 10.5 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Ralph May
1971.1043AB
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