Aesthetic Movement ORCHID Plate 1883 Kew Gardens

AESTHETIC GREEN TRANSFERWARE PLATE

KEW GARDENS PATTERN

Hall and Read Potteries

Burslem, Staffordshire England  c. 1883

This Victorian aesthetic large 10 5/8 " plate is transfer printed in delicious dark green.  The clear and crisp pattern features massive orchid blossoms surrounded by other exquisite flowers and rows of basket weave and geometric ribbons.  Spectacular pattern!  Named after the famous Kew Gardens across the Thames River from London proper and was established in 1759.

The piece is marked on the underside with an impressed registration mark, the pattern name and trademark that identifies the maker as Hall and Read, a pottery maker working in Burslem in the Staffordshire region of England during the 19th century.

Great Condition and is clean shiny and bright.