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Victorian Child’s Nursery Transfer Pearlware Plate - George
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Victorian Child’s Nursery Transfer Pearlware Plate - George

19th century
Description

Victorian child’s nursery transfer pearlware plate

George ran to his spot but his fate had been sealed

For a plough bit in passing, while George left the field and carried it of as his prize

c1860

Physical Dimensions
Height
2cm (0.79")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Declaration

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Victorian Pearlware Nursery Plate to the 19th Century.

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SA799564
Dealers Internal Reference
CRB/JR
Dealers Notes

Colin Brand Antiques Est. 1984

Description
Victorian child’s nursery transfer pearlware plate

George ran to his spot but his fate had been sealed

For a plough bit in passing, while George left the field and carried it of as his prize

c1860

Height
2cm (0.79")
Width
16cm (6.30")
Depth
16cm (6.30")
Date of Manufacture

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Victorian Pearlware Nursery Plate to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA799564
Dealers Internal Ref
CRB/JR
Colin Brand Antiques
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A circular off-white pearlware plate with a moulded floral rim and a central dark green transfer print depicting a boy in a field surrounded by text.
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Archive I A circular off-white pearlware plate with a moulded floral rim and a central dark green transfer print depicting a boy in a field surrounded by text.

Victorian Child’s Nursery Transfer Pearlware Plate - George

Archive II A circular off-white pearlware plate with a moulded floral rim and a central dark green transfer print depicting a boy in a field surrounded by text. View II
Archive III A circular off-white pearlware plate with a moulded floral rim and a central dark green transfer print depicting a boy in a field surrounded by text. View III
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Stow on the Wold
Gloucestershire
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A circular off-white pearlware plate with a moulded floral rim and a central dark green transfer print depicting a boy in a field surrounded by text.
Victorian child’s nursery transfer pearlware plate - George
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A circular off-white pearlware plate with a moulded floral rim and a central dark green transfer print depicting a boy in a field surrounded by text.
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  • ObjectDecorative Plates
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPearlware, Earthenware, Glaze
  • ColourOff-White
  • MotifsMoulded daisy rim, Monochrome transfer print, Crazed glaze, Narrative illustration
  • SizeH 2 cm (1 in) x W 16 cm (6 in) x D 16 cm (6 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian child's nursery decorative plate takes the form of an off-white pearlware earthenware vessel with a glossy, heavily crazed glaze and a circular shape. The moulded rim displays a continuous daisy pattern, while the central well holds a monochrome transfer print depicting a narrative illustration of a figure in a landscape with surrounding text reading George ran to the spot but his fate had been sealed for a plough boy in passing while George left the field and carried it off as his prize. Fine spiderweb crack lines permeate the glazed surface across the interior and the edge exhibits scattered dark discoloration spots. Measuring 2 cm high, 16 cm wide, and 16 cm deep, the miniature scale suits display within an English Country House aesthetic on a bookshelf or a cabinet shelf among small decorative ceramics. Collectors of nineteenth-century transferware can position this piece in a study, a living room, or a bedroom as a standalone shelf ornament or integrated into a wall-mounted plate arrangement.

FAQs

Victorian nursery transferware refers to ceramic plates and mugs manufactured in nineteenth-century Britain featuring printed illustrations aimed at children. These items often depicted moral lessons, popular proverbs, alphabet letters, or popular historical narratives framed by decorative rims.

Pearlware plates were constructed from white earthenware clay coated with a lead glaze containing small amounts of cobalt oxide. This cobalt additive produced a characteristic bluish tint in pooled areas, distinguishing pearlware from earlier creamware.

Authentic pieces typically show signs of age such as fine surface crazing, slight underglaze flaws, and wear to the unglazed foot rim. They frequently feature monochrome transfer prints beneath a lead glaze alongside distinct moulded border motifs like daisies or geometric rope borders.

These decorative ceramic pieces are commonly displayed in modern interiors using plate hangers on gallery walls, arranged inside glass display cabinets, or placed on shallow bookshelf ledges alongside vintage pottery collections.

Pearlware should be washed gently by hand using warm water and a mild non-abrasive soap. Abrasive chemical cleaners and dishwashers should be avoided, as hot temperatures and harsh chemicals can cause discolouration to crazed glazes and loosen fragile earthenware.
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