Commemorative Plate, Standard Willow Border

Item Number: P108
Shape Type: Soup Plate
Pattern Name: Standard Willow Border
Date: c. 1840-1845
Dimensions: D 10.5″
Maker: Unknown
Maker’s Mark: Unmarked
Description:
A large and rare earthenware commemorative soup plate printed with the Standard Willow border pattern. The center pattern consists of a cameo profile of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert that commemorates their marriage on February 10, 1840. The script reads as follows:
“Queen Victoria Born May 24 1819 –
Prince Albert Born Aug 26 1819
Married Feb 10th 1840”
This item was featured in “Extraordinary British Transferware, 1780-1840”, by R & R Halliday, p. 205, Schiffer Publishing Ltd,  2012.  Also featured in Chinoiserie: Printed British Ceramics in the Chinese Style, 1750-1900, by R. Halliday and L. Zeller, p. 198, Gomer Press, 2018