Antique Ashworth Bros Ironstone Plate Hizen Pattern 19th c Aesthetic Era Polychrome vintage shirts men Italy was licensed to manufacture

Italy was licensed to manufacture Fornasetti neckwear - the lack of the Intermoda name on this tie indicates that the tie dates to the 1980s

The top cheque is intact

It is hand applied onto a buckram type mesh backing - it is quite impressive how much work went into this

rarely seen - pretty pattern

The label also reads Made in Austria

Antique Ashworth Bros Ironstone Plate Hizen Pattern 19th c Aesthetic Era Polychrome vintage shirts men Italy was licensed to manufactureThis is a lovely English Ironstone plate made by Ashworth Bros, sometimes during the second half of the 19th century. The plate is decorated in the polychrome Hizen pattern, an Aesthetic Movement era design. The Aesthetic movement was highly influenced by Japanese art and design one can see the Japanese influence on the decoration of this plate. The marking on the underside of the plate was used after 1862 and before 1891. The plate measures 10 1 4 in