RARE J Goodwin Seacombe Pottery Historical Staffordshire Views of London The Ban

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RARE J Goodwin Seacombe Pottery Historical Staffordshire Views of London The Ban:
$133.01

Title: RARE J Goodwin Seacombe Pottery Historical StaffordshireViews of London THE BANK Plate

Condition: For theconsiderable age of this piece, it is in remarkably good condition. There is age crazing present, some colordiscoloration and minor knife marks. Thereare a few nicks and flakes along the outer rim edge with one 1” spot that is separatingfrom the main piece, but still present.The bottom rim has a 1 1/2” chip.This piece displays amazingly!

Measurements: Large 12½” x 12 ½”

Description: You areofferding on an extremely hard to find piece of Transferware Ironstone plate circa1844-45. It is in a very unusual octagonshape with a brown transfer boarder of castles and a center image of a grandbuilding with men women and children walking around a grand building that isentitled THE BANK. The back is stampedin brown J. Goodwin Views of London Seacombe Potter Liverpool. This piece was obtained from a local SouthCarolina estate.

This Super Rare Plate ranks in the HistoricalStaffordshire Category of English Transferware Ironstone.It was manufactured by J. Goodwin, Seacombe Pottery located in Liverpool,England. This factory operated 1835-1864.
BritishHistorical China

HISTORICALSTAFFORDSHIRE:This plate falls into a very special category being referred to asHistorical Staffordshire or Historical China. This specific platewould be termed as British Historic. This means that the views areactual typographical views of real places, events (i.e. Battle Scenes), orpeople in history. This category of transferware scenes was made for export tothe colonies (Canada) and the United States as a means of educating the publicwhat the rest of the world looked liked.

Thepotters traveled abroad for inspiration; they would gather information andprints from artist and illustrators who did engravings and sketches as they tootraveled.