What a lovely antique Blue Willow plate made by William Adams and Sons of Staffordshire England! The backstamp was used as early as 1891 into the early 1900’s according to the potteries.org.

The plate is in excellent 110 to 130 year old shape, with no chips or cracks, or even crazing. When holding at an angle to the light, slight utensil marks in the glaze are visible.

The plate is 10 & inches in diameter. If you like the Blue Willow pattern and English pottery, this is an excellent example of both!

Please zoom in on the pictures, as see the 360 degree video for a closer look.

I pack with lots of bubble wrap for sage shipping and ship out quickly, within one business day, sometimes same day, and on Saturdays if I can pack it up and get to the Post Office before they close at noon.

Any questions, please ask, and thanks for looking!!

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Backstory on the ever popular Blue Willow pattern:

The Blue Willow pattern been around since 1780, when Thomas Minton of England created it. It was so popular it was eventually massed produced, and has been made ever since.

There is also a Chinese legend behind the Blue Willow pattern, that I read about on lovetoknow.com if you are interested:

“In the Blue Willow legend, a beautiful daughter of a powerful man fell in love with her father's secretary. Discovering their love, the father banished the secretary and constructed a great fence to keep his daughter contained. She could only walk by the water and the willows. She despaired until she received a message from her lover. At a banquet, he rescued her, but her father noticed and chased them across a bridge. The got away, but years later, her father caught up with them. The secretary was killed, and the daughter died as well. In pity, the gods turned them both into doves so they could fly together forever.

The Blue Willow china pattern is symbolic with many symbols from this legend in the design. If you look closely, you'll see the fence the father built to keep his daughter in, the bridge he chased the lovers across, the willow and a stream with a boat in it, which the daughter walked by, and other things from the legend. Also there are two flying doves that represent the couple.”