A pair of English creamware plates,
c.1800-10.
A pair of English creamware plates of shell form with molded rim decorated with alternating designs of intertwined dolphins and a flower pot with shell base. The centers each decorated with a bouquet of flowers. On one a large tulip, on the other a rose. The rim and inner border with a single gold band.
Length: 8 inches
Mark: impressed WILSON. For David Wilson of Hanley who worked from 1801-17.
Reference: British Pottery: An Illustrated Guide, Geoffrey Godden, , page 149, Ill # 188, for
an illustration of a sauce tureen from the same service.