Earthenware plate with brown transfer-print pattern "American Marine." Border pattern of two alternating scenes of sailing and steam ships framed by rope. Central scene of three-masted, fully rigged schooner in choppy seas. Two small boats with passengers in foreground, lighthouse and other sailing ships in distance.
plates (dishes)
earthenware
glazing (coating)
transfer printing
marine environments
Dish, Eating
Plate, Food
Plate, Luncheon
Medallion
Ship
People
Ocean
Lighthouse
Plate, Luncheon
"AMERICAN MARINE/ G.L. & BROs / 18" (printed)
American Marine
George L. Ashworth & Bros. (Maker)
Hanley, England, Staffordshire
1 (H), 9 1/2 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. Grace Taylor
1917.241
Hanley (Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom)
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