Antique Blue Border Pratt Ware Transferware Plate Gilt & Blue Border "Lend A Bite" empress Patented as 'The Creamsep

Patented as 'The Creamsep

While on Vesuvius' misty brim

they were the harbingers of news

Gadroon (pie crust shape) border around the plate

It is not known exactly when Herzog decided to come to America

Antique Blue Border Pratt Ware Transferware Plate Gilt & Blue Border "Lend A Bite" empress Patented as 'The CreamsepPrattware Staffordshire Polychrome Transferware Plate For consideration is this early Prattware plate depicting a group of 5 people plus a smiling dog and a scared looking monkey and the title "Lend a Bite". One young man appears to be taking a bite of a piece of fruit from another young man while a young lady looks on. Another man sits on a rock or tree stump with a monkey at his feet. To complete the scene a long haired friendly looking dog is