Brown Aesthetic Master Cake Plate ~ MUSHROOMS & RAVEN 1881

Code: 11497

AESTHETIC BROWN TRANSFERWARE CAKE OR SANDWICH PLATE 

MELBOURNE PATTERN

Gildea and Walker Potteries

Tunstall, Staffordshire England

c. 1881

This unusual shaped Victorian aesthetic 9 1/4 " X 9 1/4  " square cake plate is transfer printed in dark brown.  The pattern features delightful Japanesque geometric designs mixed with exotic palm trees and other tropicals.  A shoreline with sailing vessels set to the horizon while a large flock of birds fly by.  

An inset cartouche of a Rabbit ready to hop or pounce and another inset of a Raven drinking from a jug, Mushrooms on the ground and Birds in flight.

Great condition.