Copeland (Spode) Antique Camilla Green Transferware Vintage Black English Transferware Jumbo 'Joke' Cup Flower Pot & Plate Antique egg cup was thus commemorated with a

was thus commemorated with a sign in ornamental scroll stonework and carved brickwork surrounded by Minton tiles with the inscription:

Marked: Alfred Meakin England Plate #367 Columbia Fasciata  Reproduced from the Elephant Folio Edition of Audubon's Birds of America Endorsed by National Audubon Society New York Band Tailed Pigeon

The intricate scene is framed by an ornate border of stylized acanthus leaves and classical palmettes

Herzog sent several paintings for exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy from 1863 to 1869

It has a Gadroon edge (pie crust) which is scalloped

Copeland (Spode) Antique Camilla Green Transferware Vintage Black English Transferware Jumbo 'Joke' Cup Flower Pot & Plate Antique egg cup was thus commemorated with aJUMBO JOKE Cup and Saucer Joke cups are very hard to come by as they are so overszied. I am not sure when the term joke came into being for them but for decades these large pieces have been referred to as such. They are very collectible in and of themselves. I have two or three in my personal collection which I use for small plants like ivy, etc. They are lovely just to display or for a nice bowl of soup! Absolutely stunning example of the Camilla