Old Mark Red English Transferware Saucer Plate Spode Copeland Tower Bridge Birds harvest time scene green and peach

green and peach

The scene depicts a ship

This plate has the prettiest scene depicting men working the fields in front of their quaint country farmhouse at the end of a long stone lined road

The scene depicts a stately English manor in the background and a couple in the foreground

soft gray transferware plate by Ridgways in the Plymouth pattern

Old Mark Red English Transferware Saucer Plate Spode Copeland Tower Bridge Birds harvest time scene green and peachHere is a vintage plate by Spode Copeland in the Tower pattern. It is the older version dating to the 1930's. The design features a bridge, birds and Tower in the background. It has a pretty floral, Gadroon shaped border. The Tower pattern is Iconic. It was first introduced by Spode in 1814 and was derived from a printed illustration in the book 'Views of Rome and its Vicinity' published around 1796 98. The Tower pattern depicts the Bridge of Salaro