This beautiful Antique Wedgwood Ivanhoe Flo Blue 19” Oval Serving Platter – 1876 depicts a scene from the book- Ivanhoe Overthrows Templar. The three letter code stamped into the back reads, "CLE", which dates this piece from 1876. This platter is in EXCELLENT CONDITION! You will not find a better one. NO chips, stains, loss of glaze, or flea bites. This is one of the hardest Wedgwood production pieces to find. It has Birds, Fish, and Animals around the rim in addition to 6 prominent people from the book. During the Victorian era people were fascinated with the Medieval times and this was certainly a prominent piece on dinner tables of the era. I also have 8 Ivanhoe dinner plates ( 5 different designs with 3 repeated) that would go with this platter. If you purchase all 8 plates and platter I will do a bundle price. It is almost impossible to find 8 plates in one place let alone the large platter.
A Little History: “Flo blue” Blue Transgerware -pieces are typically porcelain or stoneware onto which intricate designs are applied using a transfer printing process and specialized firing techniques to create fascinating “blurred blue” designs. Many of these pieces have become highly-valued and collectible.
Flow Blue pieces originated in the historic pottery district of Staffordshire, England. The first appearance of flow blue pottery is believed to have occurred during the 1820’s. Although there is some dispute as to who discovered and evolved the flow blue creation process, it is generally accepted that Josiah Wedgwood was in some way a principle in the development of this unique method of decorating dinnerware. In early flow blue china production, indigo blue ink was used in a design process known as transfer printing. In this process, a design template was created and applied to a porcelain or stoneware blank, then the ink was forced to bleed onto and penetrate the surface of the blank when a volatilizing agent like ammonia was added. The amount of “flow” was then controlled by the amount of additional volatilizing agent added during firing.
Early flow blue patterns featured oriental designs, and gradually transformed into fancy scrolled floral and still life images. Flow blue dinnerware designs proved to be extraordinarily popular through the mid-to-late 19th century. Western upper classes believed that flow blue was ornate enough to be used at formal dinner parties. It was also, however, inexpensive enough to be collected by the general public.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the popular trend in flow blue pieces began to fade. New methods of decorating dinnerware were developed and flow blue dinnerware began to be perceived as primitive and anachronistic. Very little genuine flow blue was produced during the 20th century, and collectors had a small universe of pieces from which to choose. Recently there has been a resurgence in the popularity of flow blue, and collector groups or “societies” exist across the United States and Europe to continue the study, cataloging, and collecting of flow blue dinnerware patterns from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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