Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Blue Transfer Plate Boy on a Buffalo Georgian Era flapper wallet full coloured paisleys came to

full coloured paisleys came to be produced later on in the Victorian era

sometimes between the time when loud ties were popular and before the skinny tie became popular

17 1/2” across pit-to-pit

just a small edge tear along the fold

The piece would then be hand polished to remove any rough spots

Antique Staffordshire Pearlware Blue Transfer Plate Boy on a Buffalo Georgian Era flapper wallet full coloured paisleys came toThis is an antique pearlware china plate that is blue transfer printed with the Boy on a Buffalo pattern. Boy on a Buffalo was copied by Staffordshire potters from a Chinese pattern depicting philosopher Lao Tzu. Demand was high for Chinese porcelains and so in order to meet demand, the British began to produce china based on known Chinese designs. Primary amongst the British makers was Spode, but this Boy on a Buffalo pattern was so popular that it