Description: This is a slope-front covered cheese dish in Imari style pattern of blue with gilt enhancement and orange. A blue vine handle.

History: Most collectors of Staffordshire antique porcelain know that this is a very broad category, so they almost always focus their collections on one aspect of Staffordshire porcelain. As a region, Staffordshire became the hub for many English porcelain makers and manufactories because of its close proximity to the source of Devonshire clay, a prime ingredient in the formula for most types of English porcelain. Its location was also central to major water and land transports of the time, which is another important consideration when deciding where to establish a manufacturing facility. And then there is also the small detail that it just happened to be the region where the first potteries started in the early 1700’s, and grew into an industry from that first seed or two. English porcelain was a mix of several types of porcelain, and with the diversity of potteries and porcelain makers in Staffordshire it is no wonder that recognized Staffordshire pieces can be any one of many varieties.

Provenance: Arthur J Connolly

Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 2.5 | Height(in) = 5 | Width(in) = 10 | Depth(in) = 8

Size of Artwork(in): 5 x 10 x 8"

Artist Name: English

Medium: Hard paste.

Circa: Circa 1860

One small chip on top left edge. Barely noticeable. Original to piece, small pitting in plate glaze.