Description
Gothic abbey ruins and an ornate scalloped border define this blue and white transferware plate.
Trees surround the central ruins, while smaller landscape panels sit among the scrolling border decoration. The shaped rim follows the decorative frame and gives the plate a more elaborate outline than a plain circular edge. The Abbey-type design resembles patterns associated with more than one producer, including George Jones and Petrus Regout. Because the reverse is unmarked, neither factory is named as the maker of this example. The decorative border repeats the architectural theme through its smaller views, linking the outer panels with the central ruins. Glaze crazing is particularly visible on the reverse. The architectural subject and inset border views provide the strongest grounds for collecting and comparing the piece. Related pieces appear in Ceramics and Blues and Whites.
- Maker: Unattributed. The reverse is unmarked.
- Dimensions: 3.5 cm high × 24.5 cm in diameter.
- Condition: Excellent. Fine glaze crazing is visible, especially on the reverse.
- Features: Blue transfer decoration, a Gothic abbey ruins scene, a scroll border with smaller landscape panels and a scalloped rim.
- Period: Estimated circa 1900 to 1930s
- SKU: SKU-00754
A distinctive piece for collectors of Gothic architectural scenes, Abbey-type designs or blue and white transferware.