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About 9” in diameter. This flow blue transferware plate was produced by New Wharf Pottery of Burslem, England, during the late Victorian era, circa 1890-1910. The 'Watteau' pattern features a romantic pastoral scene in the center with elaborate floral borders, named after the French Rococo painter Jean-Antoine Watteau. Flow blue is a distinctive style of ceramic decoration where the cobalt blue transfer design intentionally bleeds or 'flows' beyond its original lines during firing, creating a soft, blurred effect that was highly fashionable in the Victorian period. circa 1890-1910 over 100 years old Callouts: Small chips on back: not visible on front