Antique Prattware English pottery plaque with applied images of rural sports and cherubs 18th century period

Reference: 2301

Dated: c. 1790 Staffordshire English

An interesting Prattware English pottery plaque with applied sprig decoration connected with rural sports but with the curious addition of figures of cherubs. The plaque has a beaded border with restrained application of the oxide colours associated with Prattware.
A very unusual and decorative whimsical piece from the English potters.
A similar plaque is illustrated in the John and Griselda Lewis book on Prattware.

Dimensions: 8.00 inch wide 5.75 inch high

Medium: prattware pottery ceramic earthenware

Current Condition Fine unrestored condition

Literature: John and Griselda Lewis page 118 Pratt Ware English and Scottish relief decorated and underglaze coloured earthenware 1780-1840.
Griselda Lewis has recently died (March 2014) . She and her husband are acknowledged as major contributors to the knowledge of British pottery.

Price: gbp 1150.00 (Pound Sterling)
USD 1509.95 (US Dollars)