Marvelous Rare Early Staffordshire Plate: Keeping School bonus this is a great vase

this is a great vase to fill with a few clipped lilac or hydrangea

but certainly useful for all sorts of things

18" drop on strap

I happened to come across this

and then what looks to be a pair of birds on the branches of a tree in between

Marvelous Rare Early Staffordshire Plate: Keeping School bonus this is a great vaseHands down my favorite transfer image I've ever seen on a piece of Staffordshire, plate, cup or otherwise! That face! And those dolls and toy animals seated attentively for this school session, from the looks of the open book in our girl's hand being taught their A. B. C's. A stern school mistress she seems to be, too, with this whisk in hand to keep their attention. Just marvelous details all the way around, with excellent richness and sharpness to