19C Nursery Rhyme Childs Light Blue Transferware Plate Little Boy w/ Cows pheasant plate ENGLISH IRONSTONE PLATE

ENGLISH IRONSTONE PLATE

Read about the history of English turkey wares and how they cam about:

heirloom quality piece

Buildings dot the alpine landscape in the background

Last photo is of my partial collection of red/black transferware (from which this piece comes) in my entry way at a previous home we lived in

19C Nursery Rhyme Childs Light Blue Transferware Plate Little Boy w/ Cows pheasant plate ENGLISH IRONSTONE PLATEA rare find, this childs nursery plate depicts a little boy blowing a horn standing near two cows. The border around this scene depicts bird, butterflies and flowers within scrolling branches. Below the scene a banner reads "For A Good Child". Childrens nursery rhyme plates were given as gifts to children as rewards for good behaviour. They were also used to encourage morality and as educational aids throughout the early to mid 19th century. Measures: