Posted by Connie Rogers
on February 21, 2009, 8:39 pm, in reply to "Doulton willow & aster platters"
Hi Ann,
The mark on the back of your platters tells you the approximate date of your pieces. There are two examples in my book of the pattern. One, a plate with border only pattern and gold added, has the Doulton Mark with a crown on top of the wavy do-nut with England underneath and the pattern name Willow & Aster. That is Geoffrey Godden mark #1332, dated c. 1891-1902. It has a hand-painted pattern number #9843. The covered vegetable dish shown in my book, with an all over pattern and gold cartouches also, has just the text: "DOULTON'S WILLOW & ASTER". That mark is probably just a little earlier -- c. 1882-1891. It doesn't have the word "England". Some of our members seek out this pattern. It is really lovely.
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