Description
Two 19th Century Nursery Plates: The centre panels transfer printed with charming domestic scenes depicting ‘My Grandfather’; framed in relief moulded floral borders enhanced with Pratt glazes. The largest being bat printed with grandson & dog between verse; ‘The New Watch; Who when I could both read and spell, And in my writing got on well, Bought me a watch the time to tell’, 7½” (19.5 cm) in diameter. The other transfer printed in blue with grandchild on hobby horse and verse; ‘Who when he saw my sad or cross, Would spin the top or trap ball toss. And let me make his cane my horse’. 7¼” (18.5 cm) in diameter.