Antique Faience Pottery Plate Rooster Stencil Sponge Ware 19th c French / Port Neuf match striking Chromolitho prints were very difficult

Chromolitho prints were very difficult to produce because each colour employed had to be printed separately

The back of the coat has decorative stitching following the box pleating that goes down the coat to the kick vents

The underside is marked Rosina Bone China Made in England Pamela - this mark was used as of 1952

This is a wonderful antique wood shoe last that is stamped on its side with “D Shoemaker 227 Callowhill St Philada”

Antique Faience Pottery Plate Rooster Stencil Sponge Ware 19th c French / Port Neuf match striking Chromolitho prints were very difficultThis is a 19th century pottery plate made in a deep bowl like form and featuring an image of a rooster. The decoration looks to be a type of stencilled sponge ware, probably of French origin but possibly Port Neuf. Port Neuf pottery was traditionally thought to have been manufactured in Portneuf, Quebec, but more recent study has revealed that most of it was made near Glasgow, Scotland and imported to Quebec from about 1840 into the 20th century. As