A moire printed ground sprinkled with flowers frames a dramatic center scene. The Italian bandit is interrupted while viewing his spoils. A fierce contadina stands over him, pistol drawn in ready defence. Maker unrecordrd.

Producers of transferware,always alert to the interests of their markets, reflect practically all the themes of Romantic literature, painting and music. This pattern combines two Byronic obsessions--the Italian compagna and the dashing outlaw.