Ralph Stevenson Antique Purple Staffordshire Millenium Millennium Plate transferware platter Crown Ducal Colonial Times

Crown Ducal Colonial Times

Two boys are fishing at the river banks and a pair a cows are seen grazing nearby

They can be used as a center-piece for your coffee table

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

There is an elaborate raised border highlighted with gold which creates a stunning frame for the idyllic scene

Ralph Stevenson Antique Purple Staffordshire Millenium Millennium Plate transferware platter Crown Ducal Colonial TimesThis 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