Childs Transferware Tiny Plate CANADIAN VIEW QUEBEC Morley Staffordshire 1840

Description

Childs Blue Staffordshire Transferware Miniature Dinner Set Plate
Canadian View Georgeville Lake Series Quebec
In the manner of
Samuel Alcock Staffordshire, England 1840
This is scarce miniature plate
,
originally part of a complete childs early ironstone dinner set,
circa 1840. Although childs teasets and dinner services are not uncommon, wares in this pattern are extremely hard to find. The diminutive plate measures just 2-
5/8 inches
in diameter,
transfer printed in a classic cobalt blue.
The
plate is decorated with a rare Canadian View from the Lake Series (based on Bartlett's Views), showing Georgeville, Quebec, a
lakeside village with
hillside homes and mountains in the background. The scene is encircled with classical scrolling, a
n impossibly small yet fine example of the romanticized scenery made for the Canadian market and adopted by the Victorian potteries.
The toy is unmarked except for a printed letter Y. The form and style is in the manner of
Frances Morley (Ashworth), a pottery in the Staffordshire region of
England in the early to mid-19th century.
The plate is in great condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Glaze crazing, consistent with age. Richly detailed and classically elegant, a pocket size work of art, it is just amazing that this tiny example belonged to a child well over 150 years ago!
Children's and miniature romantic transferware of this quality is quite scarce and highly sought after. The blue transfer is very striking, making a stunning complement to any collection of early children's wares, and the pattern makes splendid gift!
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