Rare Antique JW Pankhurst Ironstone Dinner Plates Set of Four circa 1850-1852 santa claus There are some light cooking

There are some light cooking splatters on the fore edge and some chipping to the dust jacket on the top and bottom edges

and a flock of birds flew up as they might from a ploughed field

these small swatches of cloth offer up little glimpses into the intimate daily lives of women long ago

Gumbo Soup

Each linen measures 18

Rare Antique JW Pankhurst Ironstone Dinner Plates Set of Four circa 1850-1852 santa claus There are some light cooking{HISTORY} Made in the bustling pottery hub of Hanley, Stoke On Trent England, this set of four antique ironstone dinner plates was manufactured by J. W. Pankhurst between 1850 1852. The J. W. stands for James William Pankhurst, the founder who started his pottery in 1850. In business only until 1883, these dates are exciting to note when it comes to these dishes in particular because that means they were made in the first years of the pottery's