Description
A shaped square rim frames the blue floral border of this Hollinshead & Kirkham Quebec soup plate.
Large flowers and scrolling leaves alternate with smaller panels against a finely patterned ground, leaving the central well comparatively open. The contrast makes the squared outline and gently curved corners particularly easy to see. The reverse names Quebec and Hollinshead & Kirkham, Tunstall, England, beneath a rampant unicorn trademark. Those inscriptions establish the pattern, maker and stated origin. The blue printed mark sits inside the circular foot ring, leaving the shaped outer underside largely plain. The combination of a square perimeter and round recessed well distinguishes this piece from circular soup plates and gives the floral pattern a different rhythm around the edge. Related pieces appear in Ceramics and Blues and Whites.
- Maker: Hollinshead & Kirkham, Unicorn Pottery, Tunstall, England.
- Dimensions: 3 cm high × 22 cm wide.
- Condition: Excellent.
- Features: Quebec floral transfer decoration, shaped square rim, shallow well and blue unicorn backstamp.
- Period: Estimated circa 1900 to 1924
- SKU: SKU-00751
A distinctive piece for collectors of Hollinshead & Kirkham, floral transferware or shaped English tableware.