Maker: Ridgway  Pattern: Hawthornden

Generous sized rectangular meat platter with rounded corners, printed in a dark blue with Ridgways well-known Hawthornden pattern, with the added decorative feature of the tree and well to drain the juices.
Blue printed backstamp: Ridgways and bow and quiver, plus pattern name in banner. Diamond registration mark for 15 April 1880. Impressed date code for October 1880 or 1890.
The glaze is finely crazed and there is an indistinct hairline running in from the rim at 1 o'clock for about 4cm, otherwise in good shape.

Dimensions: 49.5 x 40 cm / 19.5 x 15.75 ins