| Object Number: | C_WDM_0165 | |
| Date: | 1872 - 1882 | |
| Category: | Ceramic, Ceramics Highlights, Dish, and Lustre-glazed earthenware | |
| Material: | Lustre-glazed Earthenware | |
| Dimensions: | Diameter 303.1 mm, Height 21.7 mm. | |
| Inscriptions: | Mark on base of dish for Davis, J. H.: 'J. H. Davis W' A very early plate by William De Morgan, before he made his own paste & used Davis' rice dishes |
Wide rimmed dish in purplish-gold lustre. Centre of dish is undecorated. Rim is decorated with radiating panels featuring a swan, a winged dragon and swirling patterns and scale detail.