A superb and desirable Staffordshire pottery nursery plate of scalloped octagonal form bearing a hand-painted, biblically themed transfer depicting the resurrection of Christ. This plate very likely made by Bailey & Ball of Longton.
The border of the plate has intricate decorations and two painted magenta bands. The central transfer is simply hand-painted and is framed with the text:
‘Behold him rising from the grave. | Behold him rais’d on high. | He pleade [sic] his merit there to save. | Transgressors doom’d to die.’
The text is taken from a popular hymn. The word ‘pleade’ is likely a misspelling of ‘pleads’.
The plate is in excellent condition. There is a patch of dark crazing above the dove in the transfer, probably the result of a kiln contaminant. There is a tiny, shallow chip to the back of the plate but this has no bearing on the aesthetic appeal of the plate or its stability. There is some very light wear to the glaze and transfer commensurate with age, and some manufacturing imperfections.
Diameter: 7.5”
Date: c. 1847
A superb and desirable Staffordshire pottery nursery plate of scalloped octagonal form bearing a hand-painted, biblically themed transfer depicting the resurrection of Christ. This plate very likely made by Bailey & Ball of Longton.
The border of the plate has intricate decorations and two painted magenta bands. The central transfer is simply hand-painted and is framed with the text:
‘Behold him rising from the grave. | Behold him rais’d on high. | He pleade [sic] his merit there to save. | Transgressors doom’d to die.’
The text is taken from a popular hymn. The word ‘pleade’ is likely a misspelling of ‘pleads’.
The plate is in excellent condition. There is a patch of dark crazing above the dove in the transfer, probably the result of a kiln contaminant. There is a tiny, shallow chip to the back of the plate but this has no bearing on the aesthetic appeal of the plate or its stability. There is some very light wear to the glaze and transfer commensurate with age, and some manufacturing imperfections.
Diameter: 7.5”
Date: c. 1847
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