Davenport ventures into the realm of romantic English country views in this red transfer soup plate. In the center, a peaceful valley and distant cityscape is viewed from a painterly foreground viewpoint. A floral and scrollwork border frames the scene.

Davenport achieves an additional degree of painterly perspective in the design of their border. The tight outer border of red ground and scrollwork contrasts with a looser ring of florals gently cascading into the bowl framing the center scene.