Description: Set of 6 Mason's Ironstone bone dishes. The design of pheasants perched in flowering branches is a green transferware pattern on an ivory ironstone body, with handpainted decoration. Each dish is maker marked with a printed "Mason's" over a crown and "Patent Ironstone China" in a banner.

History: Mason's was begun by Miles Mason in 1796, after having been a importer and retailer of china wares in London. The company was taken over by his three sons upon his retirement in 1813. Also in 1813, Charles James Mason, the youngest son of Miles Mason, received a patent for his “ironstone china”. This hardened earthenware proved useful in the production of china for everyday use. Still in production, the company was renamed Mason's Ironstone Ltd. in 1969. The company began to remake many of its earlier, Oriental designs which marry the simple elegance of Eastern art with heavily ornate and brightly colored Derby designs of England. Masons insured continuity of its name and product when it joined the Wedgwood Group in 1973.

Provenance: Arthur J. Connolly, Naples, Fl

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 4.4 | Height(in) = 12" | Width(in) = 9" | Depth(in) = 5"

Size of Artwork(in): 9" x 5.25" x 1"

Artist Name: Masons

Medium: Ironstone

Circa: c 1830-1848

Excellent condition, with no chips, cracks or repair. Light overall glaze crazing, and some light wear to the painted rims.