William Adams IV & Sons Purple Palestine Staffordshire Transferware Plate

Description

From William Adams IV & Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, a purple transferware plate in the Palestine pattern, circa 1829–1861.

The Palestine … more From William Adams IV & Sons, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, a purple transferware plate in the Palestine pattern, circa 1829–1861.

The Palestine pattern is inspired by the Holy Land that lies between the Mediterranean and the Dead Seas. A Romantic themed plate showing an ornate gazebo in the Eastern taste. A river runs through a landscape of Minarets, towers, and trees. This example has six figures in the foreground. The border has multiple cartouches showing a repeated scene of a horse and two figures, alternating with floral medallions. The earthenware plate is slightly scalloped.

Marked: A floral cartouche with the pattern name, impressed Adams.
8.25 in. Diameter x .75 in. H
In excellent antique condition. less