Mintons Majolica Fish and Shell Seafood Plate
Date cypher for 1876
Impressed uppercase mark and two cyphers
The scalloped central turquoise well encircled by alternating fish and scallop shells, on a brown ground, within a shaped yellow line rim, diameter 10 inches; Together with a Mintons Majolica Fish and Shell Five-Pocket Oyster Plate . Date cypher for 1862, impressed uppercase mark and small cypher, registry diamond (29-Y-K-3) for 29 November 1879, parcel 3, incised shape no. 2365, black 12. The central circular well encircled by five naturalistic fish alternating with turquoise-ground scallop shell pockets, set among seaweed, diameter 10 3/8 inches.

Reference (Five-Shell Oyster Plate):
Jim and Vivian Karsnitz, Collecting Oyster Plates, p. 39.

C The Joan Stacke Graham Majolica Collection

Mintons Five-Pocket Oyster Plate: a short firing line and a neighboring restored rim chip; tiny nick to one fish mouth tip end; examined under black light

Minton Seafood Plate: some even crazing, mainly on the reverse; examined under black light

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