{"product_id":"antique-scottish-william-wallace-pearlware-plate-blue-and-white-transferware-robert-burns-poem-c-1820-great-provenance","title":"Antique Scottish William Wallace Pearlware Plate Blue and White Transferware Robert Burns Poem C 1820 Great Provenance","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe are excited to offer this very scarce and beautiful little early transferware plate. This small deep plate\/dish is the perfect addition to anyone with Scottish ancestry, and or the early British pottery collector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDating from the 1820 to 1830 period this antique blue and white transferware plate was made by the Portobello Pottery, Scotland. It depicts a fantastic central portrait of Scottish military hero William Wallace; he is surrounded by the words from the equally famous Scottish poet Robbie Burns. The inscription reads \"Scots, wha hae wi' Wallace bled\". This Robert Burns song\/poem is often regarded as Scotland's unofficial national anthem. Unmarked to the base apart from an impressed number 2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate comes with excellent provenance. It was part of the The Maisels Collection. It has the collection label to the rear. The Maisels Collection is a renowned collection of British ceramics. It was built over a 40-year period by David and Catriona Maisels, highly respected figures in the ceramic collecting world. Their extensive collection included a significant sub-group of blue and white transfer-printed pottery of Scottish interest. This plate, featuring the Scottish hero Sir William Wallace and lyrics from a Robert Burns poem, fits perfectly into this category of historical and patriotic Scottish wares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe depiction of Sir William Wallace is after the 1757-line engraving by Walker. William Wallace born 1270 died 1305, led the Scots in battle against the invading English during the First War of Scottish Independence. On August 5, 1305, Wallace was arrested near Glasgow carried to Dumbarton Castle and then on to London where on August 23, 1305, he was indicted and condemned to death. Later that day he was stripped naked and dragged through the city, then hanged, disembowelled, and finally beheaded and quartered at Smithfield. His head was tarred then impaled on London Bridge as an example and his separated limbs displayed at Newcastle, Berwick, Stirling, and Perth!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRobert Burns – born in 1759 died in 1796 was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 6 ½ inch diameter (16.5 cm) by 5\/8 inch (2.2 cm)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCondition: Very good to excellent. Free from damage, or restoration. The indent at 12 o’clock is NOT damage, it was a factory fault created at the time of making you can clearly see the pearlware glaze pooled within it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eItem id:16315\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57745578590590,"sku":null,"price":205.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1012\/8991\/8846\/files\/il_fullxfull.7785667804_11fl.jpg?v=1784973610","url":"https:\/\/onebakerstreet.com\/products\/antique-scottish-william-wallace-pearlware-plate-blue-and-white-transferware-robert-burns-poem-c-1820-great-provenance","provider":"onebakerstreet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}