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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 19236, member: 44&quot;]This was one my mother&#039;s many plates that she displayed from time to time. I have IDed many of them like the transferware pieces; however, this plate has stumped me now for over a decade. I don&#039;t remember if I posted a query about it a few years ago on eBay&#039;s PGP board. If I did, I didn&#039;t get an answer or just plain forgot. I&#039;d appreciate opinions on timeframe, country of origin, etc... I think it is antique, but would not be surprise if it turns out to be early 20th century. I can remember it from my earliest years, 1940s. I haven&#039;t a clue as to where, when or how she got it. I thought it was probably a transfer print, but not so sure on closer inspection. It looks hand painted, but I cannot feel any difference in texture on the design. There are definitely no dots in the painting or print.</p><p><br /></p><p>Description:</p><p>9&quot; diameter, quite concave, but not a soup bowl. </p><p>Front: White, 1 1/4&quot; wide lavender rim/band/border. The well/center has a yellow and rust fruit that I thought was a peach, but on closer inspection of the branches I can see thorns. Now am wondering if a yellow hawthorn fruit??? There is a fine gold line (gilded) around the outer edge/lip and another around the well/center.</p><p><br /></p><p>Base/Underside: The middle of the back has 4 raised concentric rings. In the center may be a partial impressed &quot;0&quot; or just a casting imperfection. Just above the outer concentric ring are 7 identical length, 1/8&quot;, impressed marks, strikes, scoring - not letters or numbers, just lines.</p><p><br /></p><p>Condition: fair; a surface crack in the rim from the outer edge and across the margin, does not extend into the center. The gilding around the lip is partially gone from wear. The lavender rim and the fruit colors are still vibrant and intact. There is a casting imperfection, bump, about 1/4&quot; in diameter on the outer edge at about 2 o&#039;clock in the following pic.</p><p><br /></p><p>TIA.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4806[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]4807[/ATTACH]&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The following combo pic is a bit closer and a close-up of the bump/imperfection on the rim.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]4808[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Another close-up that shows the texture of the plate and print/painting better.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]4809[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The back of the plate. The score markings are at the top of the center at 12/noon </p><p>[ATTACH=full]4810[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The scoring/marks.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]4811[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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