Ralph Stevenson Antique Purple Staffordshire Millenium Millennium Plate transferware platter This would be darling with

This would be darling with a gingham or buffalo check blue shade

Registration # 92932 dates to 1888

There is an elaborate raised border highlighted with gold which creates a stunning frame for the idyllic scene

They are hand painted and enameled in a rich blue with white flowers and tan vines

He was a director of the Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company and of the North Staffordshire Railway

Ralph Stevenson Antique Purple Staffordshire Millenium Millennium Plate transferware platter This would be darling withThis is a rare and wonderful early transferware plate in the iconic MILLENIUM pattern. It was made by Ralph Stevenson, circa 1832 35. Marked with the pattern name "Millenium" (a misspelling of the word Millennium). The Millenium pattern was designed to illustrate the biblical prophecy set forth in the book of Isaiah, Chap. XI. VI predicting the second coming of Christ who would rule for a thousand years before the last judgment. The central image