Ridgway
Ridgway Dessert Plate | Meadowsweet
Ridgway Dessert Plate | Meadowsweet
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A quietly charming Staffordshire dessert plate in Ridgway’s Meadowsweet pattern: an English village laid out in underglaze blue, with cottages, a church tower, trees, a rustic fence and small figures moving through the fields. The print is taken from a hand-engraved plate and sits on a gently scalloped ironstone body — the sort of everyday heritage ware that feels equally at home on a dresser or at the table.
At 17.6 cm it is a dessert, salad or side plate — useful on its own, or as a companion to larger Meadowsweet pieces.
Dimensions
Dimensions
- Diameter: 17.6 cm
Condition
Condition
- Very Good - Structurally sound, with no chips or cracks visible on the face.
- The blue transfer is clear and well registered.
- The reverse shows typical ironstone character: scattered light staining and small kiln or grit marks on the foot and back, consistent with age and use. These do not show through to the front.
Additional Information
Additional Information
1. Design & Features
- Meadowsweet is a named pastoral pattern: cottages and a church set in rolling country, framed by trees and a foreground fence.
- The colour is classic underglaze blue on white. The rim is softly scalloped rather than plain.
2. Craftsmanship
- Ironstone body with underglaze transfer from a hand-engraved copper plate.
- The backstamp states “Genuine Hand Engraving” and “All colours guaranteed underglaze and detergent proof” — mid-century language for ware meant to stand washing.
3. About the Maker
- Ridgway is one of the long Staffordshire pottery families, with roots at Shelton in the 1790s.
- Later generations worked the Bedford Works; by the 1950s the name sat within Ridgway Potteries Ltd, a large Stoke group that later passed into Allied English Potteries and Royal Doulton.
- Meadowsweet was produced as part of their printed ironstone tableware, mainly in blue, with a scarcer red colourway.
4. Uses & Versatility
- Use as a dessert or side plate, or hang or stand it with other blue-and-white landscapes.
- It mixes easily with creamware, plain white ironstone and later Staffordshire scenery patterns.
5. Care Instructions
- Hand-wash or use a gentle dishwasher cycle if the glaze remains sound.
- Avoid long soaking if staining is present on the reverse, and avoid sudden temperature changes.
- Dry thoroughly.
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