Antique Blue Border Pratt Ware Transferware Plate Gilt & Blue Border "Lend A Bite" empress Gadroon (pie crust shape) border

Gadroon (pie crust shape) border around the plate

It is not known exactly when Herzog decided to come to America

they were the harbingers of news

Accented with gold highlights

The metal base

Antique Blue Border Pratt Ware Transferware Plate Gilt & Blue Border "Lend A Bite" empress Gadroon (pie crust shape) borderPrattware Staffordshire Polychrome Transferware Plate For consideration is this early Prattware plate depicting a group of 5 people plus a smiling dog and a scared looking monkey and the title "Lend a Bite". One young man appears to be taking a bite of a piece of fruit from another young man while a young lady looks on. Another man sits on a rock or tree stump with a monkey at his feet. To complete the scene a long haired friendly looking dog is