Platter, Buffalo and Ruins
Item Number: P215
Item Shape: Platter or Meat Pan
Pattern Name: Buffalo and Ruins
Dimensions: L 19″, W 13.25″, H 3.5″
Date: c. 1810-1820
Maker: David Dunderdale, Castleford Pottery
Maker’s Mark: Impressed
Description:
An earthenware handled meat pan with pouring spout printed with the Buffalo and Ruins pattern. This is a very uncommon shape designed to hold large pieces of meat the fat from which could be poured off through the attached spout. Large tropical trees dominate a scene in which one figure riding a buffalo gestures to another figure seated on the ground. In the background are Gothic ruins and, to the right, a figure carrying a parasol crosses a two-arched bridge over a river. The tropical trees are arranged in an attractive pattern in the border. Apparently, Buffalo and Ruins was one of the most popular transfer printed patterns produced by the Castleford Pottery.
Condition: Good. Professional restoration to the spout for a hairline that began at the tip of the spout and ran into the pan (approx. 4 inches).
