Shape Type: Dinner & Dessert Wares

Pattern Type: Chinese, Asian and Other Exotic Themes

Date: 1800-1805

Dimensions:

  • Diameter: 9.25 in (23.495 cm)

Maker: William & John Turner

Maker's Mark:

Painted

Description:

Plate, patent ironstone china, decorated with an underglaze blue printed pattern known to collectors as Turner’s Willow. The reverse has the mark Turner's-Patent hand painted in blue. William and John Turner were issued a patent for the production of ironstone china in January 1800 but by 1806 the brothers were declared bankrupt, leaving a very short time frame for production of their ironstone wares.

Like many of the Turner patent pieces this design was inspired by a Chinese original.  The design was popular and appears on pottery produced by other manufacturers throughout the 19th century. 

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