English Victorian Purple Transferware Plate Swiss Chalet Lake Ralph Stevenson Brown Polychrome transferware there is little crazing

there is little crazing

This plate has a Chinoiserie / Oriental motif' depicting a Chinese garden in a lacustrine setting

I have five or six of these plates plus other pieces in this pattern listed

dating it to 1891

translucent and slightly orange peel-like texture which was formed by throwing salt into the kiln during the higher temperature part of the firing process

English Victorian Purple Transferware Plate Swiss Chalet Lake Ralph Stevenson Brown Polychrome transferware there is little crazingSwiss by Ralph Stevenson circa 1810 32 For consideration is this early 19th Century plate by Ralph Stevenson of Cobridge, Staffordshire England in the Swiss pattern. This pattern is also known as Swiss Scenery and variations of it were also produced early on by Joseph Stubbs and Podmore Walkder. The plate is a pretty shade of purple magenta and depicts a lovely, romantic Swiss Chalet nestled up against a lake and has a floral and vine border with