Copeland tea tray pattern 2/2147

Description

Copeland tea tray pattern 2/2147. Item 1956.

This large Copeland earthenware tray for a tea set measures 382 mm (15 inches) in diameter and stands 40 mm (1.5 inches) high. It is decorated to the centre with a brown printed pattern in the Japanesque or Aesthetic movement style, featuring a large Japanese vase , two fences and flowers and foliage. The border consists of alternating panels of chrysanthemum flowers and a geometric design. The design (pattern 2/2147) was registered on the 15th of November 1879, and this piece was made in November 1884 with the back carrying the impressed registration diamond, the Copeland’s mark and the date mark for 1884. The pattern number is not shown, but the pattern is shown in the database of The Transferware Collectors Club. There is some very slight rubbing of the gilding, otherwise it is in excellent condition.