Of oval form, the cream colored crackled ground with Japanese-inspired brown transfer-printed decoration, the wide rim with panels ornamented with birds, flowers and geometric patterns; in center of platter is an oval band of flower blossoms surrounding an oval panel with geometric design on left, and scene of bird among flowering plants on right.
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Made by Bates, Gildea &amp; Walker</div>
circa 1879 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1879-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>–81
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