Maker: Midwinter  Pattern: Willow

Square with cut corners and indented rim. Attractive shade of blue and both base and lid are well proportioned with lovely shaping. The dish has decorative moulding to the side handles and the lid a sturdy loop handle.
The dish is crazed and has some staining inside and a little outside. There is a minor nick and firing crack to the rim. The lid has three small areas of stain which look as if they may have occurred during manufacture, and just a few lines of crazing. The words outweigh the appearance as this is a lovely display piece.
Blue printed backstamp Improved Staffordshire Willow in a cartouche, with Willow, W R Midwinter, Burlsem, Made in England below.

Dimensions: 26 cm x 22 cm / 10.25 ins x 8.75 ins