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Black Transferware Toy Plate, "For Luke"
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This simply potted earthenware plate carries the black transfer dedication "For Luke...
This simply potted earthenware plate carries the black transfer dedication "For Luke" above a scene of a little boy carrying a caged bird -- perhaps Luke himself with a treasured gift.
The rectangular scene is set off with an elaborate, almost gothic frame composed of c-scrolls combined in various positions.
We'll never know what event this little plate commemorated, a birthday or a simple souveni...
We'll never know what event this little plate commemorated, a birthday or a simple souvenir acquired from a pedlar in town for market-day.
Trinkets and souvenirs such as this little plate received only the most casual attention in the potteries and seem to have been considered throw-away items. We owe the survival of pieces like this to the sentiment of recipients like Luke or his doting mama who must have treasured them.