Rare 18" Oval Transferware Platter by Podmore, Walker & Co. ("PW & Co.") ca. 1834-1856. "Eagle" Pattern in Lilac! 18-1/4" Length x 14-3/4" Width x 2" Height. No cracks or chips. Shelf wear and crazing throughout. Platter holder triple spot marks on back of rim (as shown in photos), from manufacture. This is a magnificent display piece! Podmore, Walker & Co. Tunstall 1834-1856. Succeeded by Podmore, Walker, Wedgwood & Co. 1857-1859. Earthenware manufacturers at a number of pottery factories in Tunstall, Stoke-on-Trent, England. The partners were Thomas Podmore and Thomas Walker. Podmore had an established business at the Upper Pot Works which he started c.1830. Walker joined him in 1834. In the 1846 William directory Thomas Podmore was listed as living in Paradise Street and Thomas Walker in Wesley Place - both in Tunstall.  ca.1835 Enoch Wedgwood (a distant cousin of Josiah Wedgwood) became a partner in Podmore, Walker & Co. He was the '& Co' - it was later found advantageous to use the name 'Wedgwood' alone (because it gave the impression of association with the famous Josiah Wedgwood, even though Enoch Wedgwood had no association with the Josiah Wedgwood & Co business.  In 1856 the business was renamed Podmore, Walker, Wedgwood & Co.  The company specialized in transferware for export to the American market. Following the death of Thomas Podmore in 1860, Enoch Wedgwood inherited shares in the interests of the business left to him by Podmore; the partnership was dissolved and the company became Wedgwood & Co. If you would like expedited shipping, just ask for a different service from me. Thanks.