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The plate is of circular form with a dished rim and a slightly scalloped edge. It is printed in deep blue with a view of the Blenheim Castle, river with swans in the foreground, and a floral and foliate scroll border.
plates (dishes)
pearlware
transfer printing
castles (fortifications)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Cygnus (genus)
Pearlware
Transfer Printed
Blenheim
Castle
Swan
PLATE
Printed on the bottom in a foliate scroll band saying: Blenheim. Inscribed at the same place is: Oxfordshire. Impressed on the bottom is an eagle with these words surrounding it: ADAMS/ WARRENTED/STAFFORDSHIRE .
Blenheim
Subject Blenheim Castle,
Blenheim Castle
Adams (Maker)
England, Staffordshire
10.25 (diameter) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1991.1028
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