Description: Antique Early H.Aynsley Longton ABC Sign Language Child’s Plate Rd # 426673 Tea PartySize: Approximately 6.5” round. Age related wear. (See Photos)From COLLECTIBLES : Dishing Up History on Alphabet PotteryThe first alphabet plates were made in potters’ paradise--Staffordshire, England, around 1830--and quickly won the hearts of parents on both sides of the Atlantic, perhaps because they sold for pennies. Industrious English potters produced wagonloads of ABC plates but viewed children’s earthenware as clumsy, unworthy of makers’ marks.The absence of trademarks also helped makers fly below copyright radar. Some plate backs, however, carry a pottery’s secret seal of approval: coded letters, initials or numbers.“Sometimes you find an anchor impress,” says Britton, “which tells us that the plate is from the mid-1870s.”Believed to be part of a 1904 campaign on behalf of the deaf, rare sign-language plates show hands forming the manual alphabet.On the underside, look for the mark “Rd. No. 426673,” which indicates the English manufacturer H. Aynsley & Co., whose plates are among the most coveted by savvy collectors. Listing and template services provided by inkFrog
Price: 137.97 USD
Location: Oxnard, California
End Time: 2024-12-25T02:13:58.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Aynsley
Material: Earthenware
Type: Plate
Set Includes: Plate
Color: White
Origin: Staffordshire
Production Technique: Pottery
Style: Alphabet Pottery
Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
