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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dgbjwc, post: 329612, member: 308&quot;]These are sometimes called allegorical plates.&nbsp; Most date to the early 1900&#039;s.&nbsp; They were produced by several companies and you can find them with a variety of marks.&nbsp; They are transfer decorated with hand painted highlights.&nbsp; These were produced for decorating purposes since the decoration will not hold up to much use.&nbsp; Most folks hung and continue to hang these plates on their walls.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Kaufman was the artist that produced the paintings upon which the decorations are based.&nbsp; They were considered classical and romantic.&nbsp; The smaller numbers may be the decorators&#039; identification numbers or they could have been a notification to the decorator of which decal to use.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you do a search of &quot;porcelain allegorical plates&quot; you will see a number of examples.&nbsp; They probably won&#039;t be identical to yours but some will be pretty close.&nbsp; Yours look to be in pretty good condition.&nbsp; If keeping them please store them carefully with some type of barrier between the plates.&nbsp; I use coffee filters, paper plates, or in a pinch paper towels.</p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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