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💐 Wedgwood Pale Blue Jasperware 1989 Mother's Day Annual Plate — the iconic 'Wedgwood blue' with a stunning peony-and-rose floral bouquet in crisp white sprigged relief. Banner cartouche reads 'Mother 1989' — perfect 1989 birth-year, anniversary, or first-baby gift piece. The 19th year in Wedgwood's celebrated annual Mother's Day series. SPECS: • Approximate diameter: 6.5" (standard annual plate size) • Pale blue-dipped jasperware ('Wedgwood blue') with applied white sprigged relief • Pattern: Peony & rose bouquet with 'Mother 1989' banner; laurel wreath border • Backstamp: WEDGWOOD MADE IN ENGLAND (impressed) • Date: 1989 HISTORY: Wedgwood's annual Mother's Day plate series launched in 1971 and ran into the 2000s. The 1980s plates moved to detailed botanical compositions — peonies, roses, magnolias — while the earlier 1970s plates featured neoclassical mother-and-child figures (drawn from John Flaxman's 1770s–80s Wedgwood designs). Pale blue is the single most iconic Wedgwood jasper color — the 'Wedgwood blue' that pairs with almost any decor. Peonies in Victorian flower language signified honor, prosperity, and a happy marriage — a thoughtful touch for a Mother's Day piece. CONDITION: Excellent display condition. Strong saturated pale blue color, beautifully crisp white relief detail on the peonies, leaves, and banner, backstamp clearly impressed and legible. Standard age-appropriate wear. BUY IT NOW: $24 (auction starts $4.99). Comp range $15–35 for pale blue Mother annual plates from this era; mint-in-box examples push $30–45. Position as the gift-piece for anyone born in 1989 (turning 37 next year) or married in 1989.