RARE Circa 1830 Rare Two Color Brown Yellow Transferware Platter John Ridgway Villa aesthetic movement dragonfly Sodium from the salt reacts

Sodium from the salt reacts with silica in the clay body to form a glassy coating of sodium silicate

For consideration is this highly collectible demitasse cup and saucer depicting Plymouth Rock on one side of the cup and Pilgrims Johan Alden and Priscilla on the other

The outside has a pretty design of Victorian styled scrollwork and lettering

The border was adapted to various themes over 200 years it was in production

Measures: x 1/8" thick

RARE Circa 1830 Rare Two Color Brown Yellow Transferware Platter John Ridgway Villa aesthetic movement dragonfly Sodium from the salt reactsAfter 1828, technology allowed potters to produce two and three color transfer wares. This truly stunning example dating to the 1830's, by John Ridgway is a very highly sought after piece in the Villa pattern. Yellow is the very rarest color of transferware, and the intricacy in transfer placement on this piece is unsurpassed. This elaborately scalloped, rectangular serving platter in John Ridgway's "Villa" is executed in brown transfer and the rarest