Wood & Sons Woods Ware Willow Blue and White Handled Cake Plate

At 24.5 cm tall and 27 cm wide, this Wood and Sons Woods Ware Willow blue and white handled cake plate, with its classic Willow pattern landscape wrapping the rim in cobalt blue and its practical handled form, makes the simple act of serving feel like an occasion, the combination of the familiar Willow landscape with the elegant handled cake plate form giving the piece a practical and decorative quality that suits both the tea table and the display cabinet.

Made by Wood and Sons of Burslem, Staffordshire, one of England's most enduring transferware manufacturers, this handled cake plate is part of the Woods Ware Willow range, Wood and Sons' version of the Willow pattern that has been one of the most enduringly popular and widely produced patterns in English transferware since its introduction in the late 18th century. The handled cake plate, with its wide flat surface and side handles that allow it to be carried and presented at the table, is one of the most elegant and practical forms in the English tea service tradition, and the Willow pattern, with its classic landscape of willow trees, pagodas, bridges, and birds rendered in cobalt blue on white, gives the piece a decorative richness that suits the formality of the cake plate form. The piece is in very good condition throughout.

• Maker: Wood and Sons, Burslem, Staffordshire, England
• Pattern: Woods Ware Willow
• Dimensions: 24.5 cm (H) x 27 cm (W)
• Condition: Very Good
• Features: Classic Willow transfer landscape, handled cake plate form, cobalt blue on white
• Period: 20th century
• SKU: SKU-00249

A charming and practical piece of English blue and white transferware. Pairs naturally with the Woods Ware Willow dinner plate (SKU-00248) and the wider Blues and Whites collection.