Large Red Transferware Platter ~ SEAWEED 1884

MERSEY PATTERN

Brownhills Potteries

Staffordshire England

c. 1884

This large Victorian aesthetic 17 5/8 " long x 13 5/8 " wide platter is transfer printed in dark red.

The clear and crisp MERSEY pattern features an exciting rim with bizarre geometric designs mixed with flowering cherry branches and various Seaweeds and Coral floating to the well of the platter which has a cartouche of seagulls floating over full sail ships at sea and another cartouches of a young girl dreamily watching ships go by lovely young girl at the sea shore with her digging shovel dreamily contemplating the beauty of her life at the seashore as many ships sail by. The pattern displays the victorian eras love of nature and travel to exotic lands.

Condition is EXCELLENT. Clean and bright. No chips, no cracks, no hairlines and no repairs. Light discoloration to the bottom rim..

Item ID: AMT1000