Ralph Stevenson Antique Purple Staffordshire Millenium Millennium Plate transferware platter They are hand painted and

They are hand painted and enameled in a rich blue with white flowers and tan vines

Condition: One bowl has a chip on the underside rim that doesn't show from the top/front and is still useable

Absolutely beautiful blue ansfer

Registration # 92932 dates to 1888

They are perfect to also use as a holder for paper cocktail or square luncheon napkins turned to an angle

Ralph Stevenson Antique Purple Staffordshire Millenium Millennium Plate transferware platter They are hand painted andThis is a rare and wonderful early transferware plate in the iconic MILLENIUM pattern. It was made by Ralph Stevenson, circa 1832 35. Marked with the pattern name "Millenium" (a misspelling of the word Millennium). The Millenium pattern was designed to illustrate the biblical prophecy set forth in the book of Isaiah, Chap. XI. VI predicting the second coming of Christ who would rule for a thousand years before the last judgment. The central image