Description:

A miniature earthenware plate printed in dark blue with the Standard Willow pattern. This small plate was made as a trade card for the Newcastle retailer Richard Stanway.  On the front the pattern is overwritten by a scroll with the inscription: "RICHARD STANWAY, NEWCASTLE STAFFS."  A small hole at the top edge suggests that it may have been attached to garments made by the retailer as a novel form of labeling.  Other small plates of similar design were used by Callard & Callard and by John Mortlock.